Ajay thakur biography
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Ajay Thakur
Indian kabaddi player
Ajay Thakur (born 1 May 1987) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player and the former captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team.He is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Players Of All Time.He was part of the national teams which won 2016 Kabaddi World Cup and gold medal at 2014 Asian Games.
Ajay thakur biography
He was awarded the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award in 2019.
He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as a Deputy superintendent of police.
Early life
Thakur was born in Dabhota village of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh to Rajinder Kaur and Chottu Ram.[2] He was inspired by his cousin Rakesh who had already represented India in Kabaddi at international level.
He married Sandeep Rana on April 10, 2019.[2]
Career
Ajay Thakur has been described as one of the best Indian raiders.[3] He represented his employer Air India at the Industrial National Championships.[4] He has al