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Indian sport wrestler (born 1987)
Amit Kumar Dhankar (born 2 January 1987) is a
freestyle wrestler from
India . He became Asian wrestling champion in 2013, along with becoming Commonwealth wrestling champion twice.
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[14]
[15] He also won gold medal in the
2016 South Asian Games .
[16] In 2015, he participated in the inaugural edition of the
Pro Wrestling League , where his team won the title.
[17] He is employed as an inspector in the
Haryana Police .
[18]
Owing to the presence of
Yogeshwar Dutt in Dhankar's weight category, he could hardly get a chance to represent India in the events like
Commonwealth Games ,
Asian Games ,
World Wrestling Championships , Olympic Qualifiers, etc. In 2014, Dhankar moved to the
Delhi High Court after the Wrestling Federation of India shortlisted
Yogeshwar Dutt for the
2014 Commonwealth Games without conducting trials,
[19] but to no avail.
[20] In 2015, at the trails for the
World Wrestling Championships ,
Yogeshwar Dutt was able to defeat Dhankar to secure his place in the 65 kg category of the Freestyle.
[21] In 2016, Yogeshwar again defeated Dhankar in the trials of the Asian Olympic qualifiers.
[22]
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Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016 .
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^ Hussain, Sabi (17 July 2014).
"Getting a grip" .
The Tribune (Chandigarh) .
Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016 .
^ Hussain, Sabi (8 July 2015).
"Yogi rests his case, once and for all" .
The Tribune (Chandigarh) .
Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016 .
^ Vasavda, Mihir (5 March 2016).
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The Indian Express .
Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016 .
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