Anup Kumar (Kabaddi player)
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| Full name | Anup Kumar Yadav | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Indian | ||||||||||||
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20 November 1983 Palra, Haryana, India |
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| Years active | 2006-present | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||
| Position | Raider | ||||||||||||
| League | Pro Kabaddi League | ||||||||||||
| Club | U Mumba | ||||||||||||
| Team | India national kabaddi team | ||||||||||||
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Anup Kumar (born 20 November 1983) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He was member of the India national kabaddi team that won Asian gold medals in 2010 and 2014. In 2012, the Government of India conferred the Arjuna Award on him for his achievements in the sport. He is employed as a Deputy Commissioner of Police in his native State of Haryana.
Anup was born and brought up in Palra, a village in Gurgaon district of Haryana. He started playing Kabaddi as a pass-time during his schooldays. In April 2005, he joined CRPF as a constable. His exploits took him to the Indian camp in December 2005. He represented India for the first time at the 2006 South Asian Games in Sri Lanka.
He is captain of the U Mumba team in the Pro Kabaddi League. He won the Most Valuable Player award in the first season of the league.
He is the current captain of Indian national Kabaddi team & Captain of world cup winning Indian team of 2016.
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