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Bobby Kumar

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Bobby Kumar is an Indian sepak takraw player from Patna in Bihar, born on 8 September 2005. He first saw the sport in 2015 when people were playing it in a park near his home, tried it barefoot and was hooked, and in 2019 he moved to the Sports Authority of India centre in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, against the wishes of his father, a former footballer. He is employed as a sub inspector with the Bihar Police. He was part of the Indian team that won gold at the ISTAF World Cup final at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna in 2025. At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, his first, he played in the men's team regu and quadrant, and the quadrant team topped its group and reached the semifinals. He is the only player from Bihar in India's men's squad.

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Birth Year
2005 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 2
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Competed In

Asian Games, Competitions
Source Sportstar: Akash Yumnam medal cabinet has one glaring gap
Additional Source Bobby Kumar (Wikipedia)Career, 2026 Asian Games

Plays

Sepak Takraw, Sports
Source Bobby Kumar (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

India

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is an Indian sepak takraw player
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1. Bobby Kumar (Wikipedia)
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    Bobby Kumar (born 8 September 2005)
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    is an Indian sepak takraw player
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    He is part of the Indian men's regu and quadrant teams.
  • Competed In: Asian Games, Career, 2026 Asian Games
    Kumar was part of the Indian quadrant team that entered the semifinals in the 2026 Asian Games
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2. The Times of India: Once a daily-labourer, fourth-time Asiad campaigner Akash leads Indian squad buoyed by talent pipeline from Manipur
The Times of IndiaProfile of Bobby Kumar, World Cup gold
Quote, Profile of Bobby Kumar, World Cup gold
was also part of the Indian team that won gold at ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup final at Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna last year
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Sportstar: Akash Yumnam medal cabinet has one glaring gap
SportstarCompeted In: Asian Games, Profile of Bobby Kumar
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headed to his first Asian Games
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