Meet Mukesh Singh Gehlot, the World Powerlifting Champion who made India proud

Mukesh Singh Gehlot

It’s an agonizing situation for a sportsperson to be appreciated worldwide for his achievements, but remain unrecognized at home country. That has exactly been the fate for Mukesh Singh Gehlot, who lifted the World Powerlifting Championship in England recently. He certainly deserves to be a known entity in our nation. This article covers 3 things that one should know about Mukesh Singh Gehlot.

Before knowing about Gehlot, we would like to apprise our readers about Powerlifting. It is nothing but bench-press, a common weight-based gym exercise. The higher the amount of weight one’s chest can take, the higher the one scores.

Mukesh Singh Gehlot’s bio:

Birth: Born on May 1st, 1978 to a Jat family based out of Delhi

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Few notable achievements of Gehlot:

  • Silver medal in Asian Bodybuilding Championship held in China, 2012
  • among top 10 at World Championship 2006
  • among top 10 at Junior World Body Building Championship held in Spain,1998
  • silver medal in the Senior National Inter-State Championship,1998

Graduation: University of Delhi

Read on to know more and get inspired..

Post Edited By: Sivaramakrishnan S
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Sivaramakrishnan S

I love sports. I’m currently pursuing MBA and despite the rat race that’s going on around me, I still like watching test matches. I'm passionate about Chelsea and CSK.

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