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Virender Singh Yadav (not to be confused with Virender Sehwag) (born 1 April 1986) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. Competing in the 74 kg weight division, he has won 3 Deaflympics Gold Medals and a bronze medal in 4 appearances.
Feb 18, 2021 · Virender Singh with his longtime friend Rambir Dagar. Renowned as the ‘Goonga Pehelwan’, Virender Singh is a hidden gem of Indian wrestling. Virender, who can neither speak nor hear, is India’s best deaf athlete. He boasts of seven medals in twelve years, four of them being gold.
Nov 10, 2021 · Virender Singh, a wrestler from Haryana has been honoured with Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, 9 November. Recently, the President presented Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan Awards for 2021.
Jan 27, 2021 · Virender Singh, a three-time Deaflympics gold medallist, has been chosen as one of the recipients of this year's Padma awards - a Padma Shri, making him the first from his community of deaf athletes to achieve this feat. It was a massive recognition of his talent and the hardships faced by him since childhood.
Virender Singh, popularly known as Goonga Pehelwan (mute wrestler), describes his journey from grassroot dangals to Deaflympics and more recently, the Padma Shri honour.
Aug 6, 2013 · Virender Singh, a deaf-mute wrestler hailing from Delhi, won India’s only gold medal at the Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Saturday. He competed in men’s 74kg freestyle event at the...
Jan 25, 2021 · One of the sportspersons to win the Padma shri award on Monday is wrestler Virender Singh. Virender has been one of the best wrestlers from India who has won seven medals in twelve years, four of them being gold.
Jan 9, 2024 · Deaflympics medalist Virender Singh expressed his disappointment over not winning the country's highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna Award, on Tuesday. The deaf wrestler popularly known as Goonga Pahalwan was confered with the Padma Shri in 2021.
Official Account Padmashri Wrestler Virender Singh. India’s most successful deaf athlete. Page · Public figure. +91 86849 05151. virendersinghwrestler.com.
Wrestler Virender Singh was on Tuesday honoured with Padma Shri at the civilian awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Virender Singh received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind...
