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{{short description|Indian kabaddi player}}
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'''Rakesh Kumar''' (born 15 April 1983) is a former Indian professional [[Kabaddi]] player and Coach. He was the vice-captain of the [[India national kabaddi team|Indian team]] that won the gold medal at the [[2007 Kabaddi World Cup|2007 World Cup]] at [[Panvel]], India. In 2011, in recognition of his achievements in the sport, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Arjuna and Dhyanchand Awardees - 2011 of Indian Railways Felicitated |url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=75355 |publisher= Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India |date= 30 August 2011 |accessdate= 22 May 2014}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rakesh Kumar was born on 15 April 1983, in the Nizampur village of [[North West Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Now, parents realise kabaddi can be taken up as career option: Rakesh Kumar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-now-parents-realise-kabaddi-can-be-taken-up-as-career-option-rakesh-kumar-2098262|accessdate=11 February 2016|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nizampur, India's kabaddi capital|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nizampur-india-s-kabaddi-capital/story-ohWnODJOFXSZ6vC8vjtejI.html|accessdate=11 February 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=8 November 2014}}</ref> He took up Kabaddi in 1997 during his school days. After having played for his school team, he represented [[Delhi]] at the national level, before making it to the [[India national kabaddi team|senior national team]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title= At Rs 12.8 lakh, Munna is MVP at pro-kabaddi auction |url= http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/at-rs-12-8-lakh-munna-is-mvp-at-pro-kabaddi-auction/99/ |newspaper= The Indian Express |date= 21 May 2014 |accessdate= 22 May 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rakesh Kumar made his debut for the [[India national Kabaddi team|national team]] in 2003. In addition to winning medals at the national level, he was a part of the national team that won gold medals at the World Cups in [[2004 Kabaddi World Cup|2004]], [[2007 Kabaddi World Cup|2007]]. With the team, he also won gold medals at the [[Asian Games]] in [[2006 Asian Games|2006]], [[2010 Asian Games|2010]] and [[2014 Asian Games|2014]], [[South Asian Games]] in [[2006 South Asian Games|2006]] and [[2010 South Asian Games|2010]], and the [[Asian Indoor Games]] in 2007, 2009 and 2013.

===Pro Kabaddi League===
At the auction of the inaugural season of the [[Pro Kabaddi League]], Kumar was the recipient of the highest bid, having been bought for {{INRConvert|12.8|l}} by the [[Patna]] franchise, the team later named [[Patna Pirates]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Rakesh Kumar gets the highest bid |url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rakesh-kumar-gets-the-highest-bid/article6030474.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 21 May 2014 |accessdate= 22 May 2014}}</ref> He was made the captain of the team who led the team to a third-place finish in the [[2014 Pro Kabaddi League season|2014 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Pink Panthers crowned champion |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/pink-panthers-crowned-champion/article6371038.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 2 September 2014 |access-date= 25 September 2014}}</ref>
He was signed by [[U Mumba]] for the 2016 season. Then for the 2017 season, he was swapped to [[Telugu Titans]].

Currently, he is the head coach of the [[Haryana Steelers]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://prokabaddi.com/view_players?p=QRVMzQFWwJUYrBTP Rakesh Kumar profile at ProKabaddi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704011418/http://prokabaddi.com/view_players?p=QRVMzQFWwJUYrBTP |date=4 July 2014 }}

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