Famous Punjabi Atheletes – Famouspunjabi.com
Dara Singh was born on 19 November in 1928 in the village of Dharmuchak, which was then a part of British Punjab and as of 2012 is in Amritsar district. World Cup Wrestling poster portraying Dara Singh as the World Cup Holder. As an adult he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 132 kilograms (290 lb) and had a chest measurement of 54 inches (140 cm). Due to his physique, he was…
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Amir Iqbal Khan was born on December 8, 1986 i British Pakistani family. Born and brought up in united kingdoms this man is the youngest british Olympic boxing medalist, winning silver medal at 2004 Athens Olympics at the young age of just 17 years. Winning WBA light welterweight, when he was 22, made him the first Punjabi descent and the second British Pakistani world champion. Amir Khan stated boxing when he was 11 years old and…
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Kultar Singh Gill was born on 24 March , 1979 in Mission, British Columbia . He was interested in Martial Arts early on in his life particularly due to the discipline and values it inculcates in the learner . Kultar Singh Gill was much influenced by martial arts and kung-fu movies that were filmed and directed by Bruce Lee . He started training at the young of 12 , at the Abbotsford Kung Fu Club….
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