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Lalit Kumar Upadhyay Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

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Wife: Diksha Tiwari
Age: 30 Years
Hometown: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)• Field Hockey Player
• Deputy Superintendent of Police
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBlack
Field Hockey
International DebutTeam India- 31 May 2014 against Belgium at Hague
Jersey Number#14 (India)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (left) holding his jersey
Domestic/State Team• Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
• BPCL
• Uttar Pradesh Police
• Kalinga Lancers (2014-2017)
CoachParmanand Mishra
PositionForward
MedalsGold
• 2016: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Kuantan
• 2017: Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka
• 2018: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat
• 2023: Asian Games in Huangzhou
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay holding Asian Games gold medal
Silver
• 2018: Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda
• 2022: Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay holding Commonwealth Games silver medal
Bronze
• 2016: Men's FIH Hockey World League
• 2018: Asian Games in Jakarta
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (left) holding Asian Games bronze medal
• 2021: Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay holding the Summer Olympics bronze medal
• 2021: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka
• 2024: Paris Olympics
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay with his bronze medal with his team
Awards, Honours, • Century Sports Award (2017)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay's Century Sports Award
• Airtel Most Entertaining Player of the Match in the Coal India Hockey India League while playing for Kalinga Lancers against Jaypee Punjab Warriors (2017)
• Airtel Most Entertaining Player of the Match in the Coal India Hockey India League while playing for Kalinga Lancers against Uttar Pradesh Wizards (2017)
• Airtel Most Entertaining Player of the Match in the Coal India Hockey India League while playing for Kalinga Lancers against Jaypee Punjab Warriors (2017)
• Lakshman Award (2017)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay holding the Lakshman Award
• Felicitation Award from India Post (2021)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay receiving the felicitation award
• Purvanchal Samman Samaroh Award (2021)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay receiving Purvanchal Samman Award
• Arjuna Award (2021)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay receiving Arjuna Award
• Felicitation Award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh (2022)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay receiving felicitation award
• Felicitation Award for his performance in the Asian Games from the Government of Uttar Pradesh (2024)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay receiving felicitation award for his performance in the Asian Games
• Milestone Award for completing 150 international matches (2024)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay receiving the Milestone Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth1 December 1993 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)30 Years
BirthplaceVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac signSagittarius
NationalityIndian
HometownVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
CollegeUdai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi
ReligionHinduism
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay praying
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage DateJanuary 2024
Wedding photo of Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Family
Wife/SpouseDiksha Tiwari (Sportsperson)
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay with Diksha Tiwari
ParentsFather- Satish Kumar Upadhyay (businessman)
Satish Kumar Upadhyay

Mother of Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
SiblingsBrother- Amit Upadhyay
Lalit with his brother Amit Upadhyay
Sister-
Sister of Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Favourites
Sports Player(s)Roger Federer, Dhanraj Pillay
ActorPankaj Tripathi

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Lalit Kumar Upadhyay

  • He was inspired by his brother to take up hockey.
  • In 2008, the news channel Aaj Tak conducted a sting operation on Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) secretary K Jothikumaran and took Lalit Kumar Upadhyay’s name as bait.
  • Although the sting operation resulted in the suspension of K Jothikumaran, It brought defamation to Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, even though the channel admitted that Lalit wasn’t involved in the sting operation and his name was used only to trick the official.
  • The defamation resulted in a brief pause in the growth of Lalit’s career who was selected for India’s under-21 team just before the sting video’s release.
  • He has trained at the SAI (Sports Authority of India) Training Centre in Varanasi.
  • During his youth, he played at a hockey ground created by Tej Bahadur Singh in Karampur village, near Varanasi.

    Tej Bahadur Singh

    Tej Bahadur Singh

  • Lalit credits Tej Bahadur for taking care of his school fees and education while also helping him focus on his hockey career.
  • In 2010, Dhanraj Pillay noticed him and offered him a contract to play with Air India.
  • In 2014, he joined BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) and got an officer’s job there.
  • In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh government offered Lalit a non-cadre post of OSD (Officer on Special Duty). He rejected the offer, stating that he was disappointed as the position was temporary, did not have a uniform and had no scope for promotion.
  • In 2022, he was offered the position of DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) in the Uttar Pradesh police for his performance in the 2020 Summer Olympics, which he accepted.
  • He is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys working out in the gym.

    Lalit Kumar Upadhyay in the gym

    Lalit Kumar Upadhyay in the gym