Surya Pratap Sharma is an Indian arm wrestler.[1] He had won silver and bronze medal at the World Cup Championship Poland (Romania) in the year 2017.[2]
 Surya in IFA world championships 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | Surya | ||
| Full name | Surya Pratap Sharma | ||
| Born | 15 January 1994 Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Sport | |||
| Country | India | ||
| Sport | Arm wrestling | ||
| College team | Rocky | ||
| Coached by | Sukhdeep Singh Randhawa | ||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editSurya was born in Muradih village of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in this village.[3] His father was a Staff Commissioner in Ganna Sansthan. He became disabled due to polio when he was just one and a half years old. Surya pursued M.B.A from Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow. His interest in the Arm Wrestling was developed during an arm wrestling competition held in K.K.C, Lucknow. He practiced further in this field and became a winner of the State Championship in 2013 after defeating 110 people in arm wrestling. Later, he won several national level championships such as National Arm Wrestling Championship in Delhi, Talkatora in 2014 with a gold medal.[4][5]
Wins
editReferences
edit- ^ "UP lad to represent India in arm-wrestling". Times Of India.
- ^ "दोनों पैर हैं बेकार, लोग उड़ाते थे मजाक-अब देश के लिए जीता सिल्वर मेडल / दोनों पैर हैं बेकार, लोग उड़ाते थे मजाक-अब देश के लिए जीता सिल्वर मेडल". Bhaskar.
- ^ "गरीबी आ रही थी आड़े, डीएम की मदद से पूरा होगा बुल्गारिया जाने का सपना". Amar Ujala.
- ^ "यूपी के सूर्य प्रताप शर्मा लोगों के लिए बने मिसाल, दिव्यांग होकर भी आर्म रेस्लिंग में जीता विश्व कप". Amar Ujala.
- ^ "UP lad to represent India in arm-wrestling | Lucknow First". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "देवरिया के दिव्यांग सूर्य प्रताप जाएगे बुलगारिया". Rajasthan Patrika.
- ^ http://armsportfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IFA_StartingList.pdf [bare URL PDF]