Ajay Thakur
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ajay Thakur |
Nickname(s) | Ice Man, King of Kabaddi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Born | 1 May 1987 Dabhota, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Government Post Graduation College, Nalagarh |
| Occupation(s) | DSP, Kabaddi Player |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Spouse | Sandeep Rana |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Department |  Police Department |
| Branch | Himachal Pradesh Police[1] |
| Service years | 2017-present |
| Rank |  DSP |
| Awards | |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
| Position | Raider |
| Kabaddi | Pro Kabaddi League |
| Club | Bengaluru Bulls (2014-2015) Puneri Paltan (2016-2017) |
| Team | India national kabaddi team, Himachal Pradesh |
| Coached by | Baskaran Kasinathan, Balwan Singh |
Ajay Thakur (born 1 May 1987) is an Indian former professional Kabaddi player and the former captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team. He currently serves as the coach of Puneri Paltan in the Pro Kabbadi League.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He was part of the national teams which won 2016 Kabaddi World Cup and gold medal at 2014 Asian Games. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award in 2019.
He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as a Deputy superintendent of police.
Thakur was born in Dabhota village of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh to Rajinder Kaur and Chottu Ram.[2] He was inspired by his cousin Rakesh who had already represented India in Kabaddi at international level. He married Sandeep Rana on April 10, 2019.[2]