Abhishek Yadav (table tennis)

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Abhishek Yadav
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Birth nameAbhishek Yadav
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 28)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
CoachAvinash Kumar Yadav & Yin Wei
EventMen's Singles

Abhishek Yadav (born 9 July 1996) is an Indian Table Tennis player. He trains at the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Academy in Ajmer, Rajasthan, Delhi. Abhishek has been sponsored by Stag International since 2005. [1] After graduating Abhishek's talent was spotted by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore and was part of their scholarship programme from 2012 to 2014. Abhishek did his schooling from Guru Har Rai Academy, Kanpur.

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Career

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2012

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2014

2015

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2018

Personal

Abhishek hails from a modest family in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father runs a small bookstall and is the sole earning member in a family of five. Abhishek was introduced to the game by his elder brother and sister. After demonstrating exceptional natural skill and ability at a young age, his first coach, Late Ms. Indu Mandra, convinced his father to allow him to take up the sport seriously.

Abhishek's talent was spotted by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore in 2012, and after tracking his performance over the year, he was part of GoSports Foundation's Athlete Scholarship programme. Abhishek plans to participate in a number of international events in the 2016–17 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "ABHISHEK YADAV | Sportsbeatsindia". 29 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Abhishek bags singles and doubles crown
  3. ↑ Abhishek Yadav wins team event
  4. ↑ Abhishek Yadav settles for bronze in Asian Youth Games table tennis
  5. ↑ 75th junior national table tennis championship
  6. 1 2 3 4 "AGA Website – Abhishek's Achievements on TTFI Letterpad". agatabletennis.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Abhishek Yadav, Nanjing 2014
  8. ↑ "Welcome to TTFI" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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