Vikas Thakur Explained

Vikas Thakur
Native Name Lang:hindi
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)
Weight:96kg (212lb)
Country:India
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:weightlifting  
Coach:B.S. Medhwan
Nationals:9 Time National champion,india record holder
Pb:Snatch 159kg, clean jerk 200 kg
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Vikas Thakur (born 14 November 1993) is an Indian weightlifter from Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) who won silver in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.[2] He won a bronze in the 94 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in The Gold Coast.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[4] [5]

References

  1. Web site: Commonwealth Games: हिमाचल के वेटलिफ्टर विकास ठाकुर ने बर्मिंघम में भारत को दिलाया रजत, घर पर जश्न का माहौल . 2022-08-03 . Amar Ujala . hi.
  2. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Vikas Thakur Profile. results.glasgow2014.com. 29 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Vikas Thakur wins bronze in weightlifting at 2018 Commonwealth Games. 8 April 2018 . Hindustan Times. 18 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Samoan Opeloge snatches Games gold with monster lifts . RNZ . 3 August 2022 . 3 August 2022.
  5. News: Houston . Michael . 2 August 2022 . Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022 . InsideTheGames.biz . 2 August 2022.