Ragala Venkat Rahul Biography
| Name | Ragala Venkat Rahul |
| Nickname | Rahul |
| Profession | Weightlifter |
| Birthplace | Stuartpuram, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Date of Birth | 16th March 1997 |
| Age | 24 years old (as of 2022) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Fathers Name | Ragala Madhu |
| Mothers Name | – |
| Category | 85 kg |
| Marital Status | unmarried |
| Height | 5 ft 9 Inch |
| Weight | 84 kg |
| Siblings | Varun |
Ragala Venkat Rahul Personal Life
Raised in Andhra Pradesh, the player was born in a place called Stuartpuram in Guntur. He trained at Sports School in Hyderabad in his early days.
Ragala Venkat Rahul Professional Life
In the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, the player won the silver medal for the country in the 77 kg category. It was the first ever medal for India in the Youth Olympics in the weightlifting category.
One of the experienced weightlifters on the plane for India, Ragala Venkat Rahul will be eyeing a medal for the second consecutive time when he plays in Birmingham. The player rose to prominence with his domestic exploits but went on to make a big name when he registered a Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018. The player won it in the 85 kg category for India.
In the Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast in 2018, the player lifted a total weight of 338 kilograms with 151 kg in snatch and 187 kg in clean and jerk category There will be high hopes on the player in the 2022 CWG.
Ragala Venkat Rahul Records and Achievements
Indian weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2013 Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing.
In 2014, Summer Youth Olympic Games which was also his international debut, the Indian weightlifter clinched the silver medal in the 77 kg category.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland, Ragala Venkat Rahul won a gold medal in the 85 kg weight category.
Ragala Venkat Rahul Family
After winning the gold medal in the men’s 85 kg weightlifting category for the ongoing commonwealth games in australia. Ragala dedicated the gold to his parents. Ragala Venkat had a tough childhood.
The Guntur-born dedicates his victory to his parents. “My father is overwhelmed. My mother passed away two years back and as a token of her blessings, I have made her mettelu (anklets) as a locket that I always wear. I also have a tattoo of my parents’ photo on my chest,” he says, adding,
“I used to discuss winning medals with my father. Being a kabbadi champion, he knows the value of sports and he constantly encouraged me and my younger brother Venkat (a national weightlifter), who is currently at the Patiala weightlifting camp.”
Indian weightlifter will be looking to win his second consecutive medal at Commonwealth Games. As Indian fans have high hope for a veteran weightlifter to bring more success to the weightlifting team.
Venkat Rahul Ragala won the Gold medal for India in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. Youngsters like Venkat are not only winning laurels for the nation but are also inspiring more youngsters to take up sports. Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/vSAXYZzyUz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 30, 2018
Ragala Venkat Rahul Social Media
Ragala Venkat Rahul Twitter: https://twitter.com/venkat_ragala?lang=en
Ragala Venkat Rahul Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragala_Venkat_Rahul
Ragala Venkat Rahul Instagram: @rv_rahul16 https://www.instagram.com/rv_rahul16/?
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