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{{short description|Indian kabaddi player}}
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| name = Ramesh Kumar
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'''Ramesh Kumar''' is an Indian professional [[Kabaddi]] player. He was part of the teams which won gold medal at [[2002 Asian Games]],<ref name="Vinod, 2002">{{cite news |last1=Vinod |first1=A. |title=India makes it a no contest |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/10/08/stories/2002100804522100.htm |accessdate=26 January 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 October 2002 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170126171246/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/10/08/stories/2002100804522100.htm |archivedate=26 January 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[2006 Asian Games]],<ref name="2006 Asiad">{{cite news |title=India's gold run continues |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-gold-run-continues/18056/0 |accessdate=26 January 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 December 2006 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170126182000/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-gold-run-continues/18056/0 |archivedate=26 January 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the [[2004 Kabaddi World Cup]].<ref name="World Cup">{{cite news |title=India clinch kabaddi World Cup |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041122/sports.htm#9 |accessdate=26 January 2017 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) |date=22 November 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716082535/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041122/sports.htm#9 |archivedate=16 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, [[government of India]] conferred [[Arjuna Award]] on him for his achievements in the sport.<ref name="Arjuna Award">{{cite news |title=Advani gets Khel Ratna |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/advani-gets-khel-ratna/article3095093.ece |accessdate=26 January 2017 |work=The Hindu |date=24 August 2006 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170126173914/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/advani-gets-khel-ratna/article3095093.ece |archivedate=26 January 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Hailing from Kirmara village of [[Haryana]] state's [[Hisar district]], Kumar started playing kabaddi in 1992 and was selected for the senior state team of Haryana in 1995. Between 2004 and 2006, he served as captain of the [[India men's national kabaddi team|Indian national team]] for three years. In 2008, [[government of Haryana]] appointed him as an [[inspector#India|inspector]] in the [[Haryana Police|state police]].<ref name="Duggal, 2009">{{cite journal |last1=Duggal |first1=Saurabh |title=Haryana Review |date=August 2009 |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=50–51 |url=http://haryanasamvad.gov.in/store/document/haryana_review_AUGUST-2009.pdf |accessdate=1 February 2017 |publisher=[[Government of Haryana]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129122339/http://haryanasamvad.gov.in/store/document/haryana_review_AUGUST-2009.pdf |archivedate=29 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TNS, 2008">{{cite news |title=Governor presents Bhim Awards |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080605/sports.htm#7 |accessdate=1 February 2017 |work=The Tribune (Chandigarh) |agency=Tribune News Service |date=5 June 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224013304/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080605/sports.htm#7 |archivedate=24 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male kabaddi players]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in kabaddi]]
[[Category:Kabaddi players at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Kabaddi players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games kabaddi players for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Kabaddi players from Haryana]]
[[Category:People from Hisar district]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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