Shivansh Thakur is an Indian Kabaddi player who plays at the right cover position as the defender in the Pro Kabaddi League.
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Wiki/Biography
Shivansh Thakur was born on Wednesday, 3 January 2001 (age 22 years; as of 2023) in Sundar Nagar, district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his schooling in his hometown. Shivansh is a graduate.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 80 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 38″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 14″
Family
Parents & Siblings
Shivansh Thakur’s father is Prem Singh who is a former kabaddi player and his mother is a homemaker.
Shivansh Thakur (extreme left) with his parents
Shivansh has a younger sister named Shivani Thakur and an elder brother named Nitesh Thakur. Both Shivansh’s siblings are also kabaddi players.
Shivansh Thakur (extreme right) with his siblings
Wife
Shivansh Thakur is unmarried.
Religion
Shivansh Thakur follows Hinduism.
Shivansh Thakur’s Instagram post about lord Shiva
Kabaddi Player
Shivansh Thakur’s debut championship was the under-14 National Kabaddi Championship and after completing that he joined the hostel of Sports Authority of India for further professional training. In 2017, Shivansh Thakur took part in the 29th Sub Junior National Kabaddi Championship and represented the state of Himachal Pradesh which was held in Jharkhand. In 2022, Shivansh Thakur represented the Himachal Kabaddi team at the Khelo India Youth Games.
Shivansh Thakur (standing extreme left) at the Khelo India Youth Games in 2022
In the same year, he represented the Himachal team in the 69th Senior National Kabaddi Championship which was held in Dadri, Haryana. In the same year, Shivansh made his Pro Kabaddi League debut after getting selected by the Mumbai-based Kabaddi team ‘U Mumba’ to play in season 9 of the Pro Kabaddi League. He played 6 matches in his debut season and held a tackle strike rate of 50% in the overall tournament. He was brought by the team at the price of
Shivansh Thakur after getting selected by ‘U Mumba’ in season 9 of PKL
In 2023, Shivansh Thakur was retained by the team ‘U Mumba’ in season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League and he also managed to win ‘Defender of the Day’ titles multiple times throughout the tournament.
Bike Collection
Shivansh Thakur owns a Royal Enfield Bullet.
Shivansh Thakur posing with his bike
Car Collection
Shivansh Thakur owns a Maruti Suzuki Celerio.
Shivansh Thakur posing with his car
Facts/Trivia
- Shivansh Thakur loves travelling and often goes on vacation with his friends whenever he is free from his kabaddi practices and tournaments.
Shivansh Thakur (extreme right) at a vacation in Manali with his friends
- Shivansh loves working out and prefers swimming as his favourite way of exercise.
Shivansh Thakur swimming during his leisure time
- He started playing kabaddi at the age of 13 years as he used to accompany his father and brother to the fields as they were already kabaddi players at that time.
- Shivansh likes photography and often grabs a camera to click pictures on the field during practice sessions.
Shivansh Thakur clicking pictures on field
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