Vikrant Baliyan

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Vikrant Baliyan
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Full nameVikrant Baliyan
National teamFlag of India.svg  India
CitizenshipIndian
Born Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Home town Meerut
Occupation(s) Wushu athlete, Boxer
Sport
Country India
Sport Wushu
Event Sanda
Medal record
Men's Sanda
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Wushu Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Shanghai 60 kg [1]
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nepal 60 kg [2]

Vikrant baliyan is an Indian sanda fighter. He earned bronze medal in men's Sanda 60 kg at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, and gold medal in men's Sanda 60 kg at the 2019 South Asian Games in Pokhra, Nepal. [3] [4] [5] Won Gold Medal in 9th Junior Asian Wushu Championship held from 14 September to 21 September 2017 [6]

India's Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju Wushu World Championships medal winners World Wushu Championship 2019 in Shanghai. Vikrant Baliyan was also included. [7] [8]

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  6. "यूपी के विक्रांत ने एशियन जूनियर वुशू प्रतियोगिता में जीता स्वर्ण". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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  8. "खेलमंत्री ने वुशु विश्व चैम्पियनशिप पदक विजेताओं को किया सम्मानित". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.