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Born | 23 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||
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Aslam Inamdar (born 23 February 2000) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who plays in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). He began his career playing in the sub-junior nationals in Maharashtra, then joined Puneri Paltan as a raider for the 2022 PKL season.[1] In 2023, he competed for India at the 2022 Asian Games;[2][3] the team won gold, controversially defeating Iran 33–29 in the finals.[4][5] Inamdar continues to play for Jai Bajrang, a club that helped him to have stints with Union Bank and Air India.[6]
Inamdar hails from Taklibhan village in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.[7] He comes from a lower-middle-class family; his mother worked as domestic help, and he cleaned at a small hotel.[6] His father passed away in 2011.[7] Inamdar's success in kabaddi has helped improve his family's financial situation tremendously.[6]