Ajay Thakur

Indian Kabaddi Player

Indian Dabhota, Tehsil Nalagarh, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Kabaddi Player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/05/1986
Age39 years
BirthplaceDabhota, Tehsil Nalagarh, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Bio/Wiki

Earned Name(s)
  • Ice Man
  • King of Kabaddi
  • Do-or-Die specialist

Physical Stats & More

Height6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight76 Kg (168 lbs)
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSant Isher Singh Public School, Mohali, Punjab
College/UniversityGovernment Post Graduate College, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh

Personal Life

Food HabitVegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date10 April 2019

Family

FatherChottu Ram (state-level wrestler)
MotherRajinder Kaur (homemaker)
Siblings
BrotherAbhinandan Chandel
SisterDisha Thakur
SpouseSandeep Rana
Children
DaughterAnaya Thakur
CousinRajinder (played for Indian National Kabaddi Team)

Career

DebutPro Kabaddi: Season 1 (2014)
Jersey Number#7 (Puneri Paltan)
Career Turning PointIn 2014, when he won a gold medal at the Incheon Asian Games.
PositionRaider
Signature MoveFrog Jump
Coached by
  • Baskaran Kasinathan
  • Balwan Singh
Medals
  • A gold medal at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games organized in Incheon
  • A gold medal at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games organized in Incheon
  • A gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games organized in Incheon
  • A gold medal at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup organized in Ahmadabad
  • A gold medal at the 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championship organized in Gorgan
  • A gold medal at the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters organized in Dubai
  • A bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games organized in Jakarta
Award(s)
  • Arjuna Award (2019)
  • Padma Shri (2019)
  • Himachali of the Year (2014)
Teams
  • Air India
  • Bengaluru Bulls (Pro Kabaddi League)
  • Puneri Paltan (Pro Kabaddi League)
  • Tamil Thalaivas (Pro Kabaddi League)
  • Indian National Kabaddi Team
Current RoleCaptain of Indian National Kabaddi Team and Tamil Thalaivas

Style Quotient

Car CollectionMahindra Bolero

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Ajay Thakur began playing Kabaddi as a child with his father's coaching, a former national kabaddi player.
2. At 19, he was chosen to play for the Indian Kabaddi Team.
3. He is esteemed as one of the leading raiders in Indian Kabaddi.
4. In 2014, he competed for Air India at the Industrial National Championships.
5. Ajay Thakur played a pivotal role in the Indian Kabaddi team's triumph, securing a gold medal in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
6. He ran away from home at the age of 10 to play Kabaddi.
7. He is a member of the Himachal Pradesh Police Service Cadre and serves as Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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