Ramesh Kumar (kabaddi)

Ramesh Kumar
	Kumar (left) receiving Arjuna award in 2006 from president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Born	Kirmara village, Hisar district, Haryana
Employer	Haryana Police
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Kabaddi
Team	India men's national kabaddi team
Medal record
Representing India
World Cup
Asian Games

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Ramesh Kumar is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He was part of the teams which won gold medal at 2002 Asian Games,^[1] 2006 Asian Games,^[2] and the 2004 Kabaddi World Cup.^[3] In 2005, government of India conferred Arjuna Award on him for his achievements in the sport.^[4]

Hailing from Kirmara village of Haryana state's Hisar district, Kumar started playing kabaddi in 1992 and was selected for the senior state team of Haryana in 1995. Between 2004 and 2006, he served as captain of the Indian national team for three years. In 2008, government of Haryana appointed him as an inspector in the state police.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Vinod, A. (8 October 2002). "India makes it a no contest". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "India's gold run continues". The Indian Express. 7 December 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "India clinch kabaddi World Cup". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Press Trust of India (PTI). 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "Advani gets Khel Ratna". The Hindu. 24 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ Duggal, Saurabh (August 2009). "Haryana Review" (PDF). 23 (7). Government of Haryana: 50–51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Governor presents Bhim Awards". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune News Service. 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[Vinod,_2002-1] Vinod, A. (8 October 2002). "India makes it a no contest". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[2006_Asiad-2] "India's gold run continues". The Indian Express. 7 December 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[World_Cup-3] "India clinch kabaddi World Cup". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Press Trust of India (PTI). 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[Arjuna_Award-4] "Advani gets Khel Ratna". The Hindu. 24 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[Duggal,_2009-5] Duggal, Saurabh (August 2009). "Haryana Review" (PDF). 23 (7). Government of Haryana: 50–51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[TNS,_2008-6] "Governor presents Bhim Awards". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Tribune News Service. 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

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