Deepak Lather Explained

Deepak Lather
Nationality:Indian
Residence:Haryana,India
Birth Date:25 March 2000
Birth Place:Shadipur village, Haryana, India[1]
Height:1.7m (05.6feet) (2018)
Weight:69kg (152lb) (2018)
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:69 kg
Partner:Reliance,Indian army
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Deepak Lather (born 25 March 2000), is an Indian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the men's 69 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[2] He is pursuing Business, India.[3] He is the youngest person to hold an Indian national record in weightlifting. He is a Naib Subedar in Bombay Sappers in the Indian Army.[4]

Personal life

His father Bijender Lather was a farmer by profession. Deepak used to work with his father's farmland since childhood. That grooms his strength and made him a natural weightlifter. At the age of 16, in National Championship, he broke the national record in Men's 62 kg category.[5] He joined Indian Army through Sports Quota and was initially trained for diving. But after being trained for few months, he was re-trained for weightlifting.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Who is Deepak Lather? Meet the farm boy who lifted India high at Gold Coast with his bronze medal . 6 April 2018 . . 6 April 2018 . https://archive.today/20180406191420/http://www.timesnownews.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-cwg/article/who-is-deepak-lather-meet-the-grounded-farm-boy-lifted-india-high-at-gold-coast/214509 . 6 April 2018 . live .
  2. Web site: Weightlifting Result Men's 69kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 2018-04-06. 6 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406225851/https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/result-men-s-69kg-fnl-000100-.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Weightlifting Athlete Profile: Deepak LATHER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 2018-04-06. 6 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406225933/https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n6005279-deepak-lather.htm. dead.
  4. News: Deepak Lather: Farm boy to strong man. 2016-01-17. The Indian Express. 2018-04-06. en-US.
  5. News: All you need to know about Deepak Lather, India's 18-year-old weightlifting medallist. Scroll Staff. Scroll.in. 2018-04-11. en-US.
  6. News: Naib Subedar Deepak Lather - Youngest Weightlifter to Win CWG Medal. Team. Editorial. 2018-04-08. SSBToSuccess. 2018-04-11. en-US.