Aslam Inamdar Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Aslam Inamdar

• Aslam Inamdar grew up in a lower-middle-class family.

• After his father died in 2011, his brother worked as a gardener to pay for Aslam’s studies.

• Aslam Inamdar washed glasses at a tea stall, and his mother worked as a maid.

• He, along with his family, used to live in a mud house.

• When Aslam’s elder brother, Wasim, got a job in the police department, he encouraged Aslam to play kabaddi.

  An old picture of Aslam Inamdar

• Aslam Inamdar started playing kabaddi with his brother’s friends. As he improved, he was selected for the village kabaddi team.

• He played well in local tournaments and started participating in state-level Kabaddi championships in 2017.

  Aslam Inamdar after winning a state-level kabaddi championship in 2017

• Once, Aslam Inamdar received a phone call from Arun Mhatre from Thane. Arun Mhatre suggested Aslam join the Air India team trials.

• He then attended ten days of training organised by Air India, but Aslam did not get selected for the team.

• After that, he began attending practice sessions regularly and received a chance to play for Air India.

• Aslam Inamdar played alongside noted Indian kabaddi players such as Ajay Thakur, Deepak Niwas Hooda, and Rahul Chaudhari in the Air India Kabaddi team.

• After playing his first sub-junior nationals for Maharashtra, the state captain suggested he join a well-known club named Jai Bajrang in Vasind, district Thane, that helped him get opportunities to play for Union Bank.

• In 2021, Aslam Inamdar participated in the All India Pro Kabaddi Tournaments organised in Gotegaon, Madhya Pradesh, and won a trophy.

  Aslam Inamdar posing with his trophy and winning amount during the All India Pro Kabaddi Tournament

• He played for the Yuva Paltan team for years before joining the Pro Kabaddi League’s Puneri Paltan team in 2021.

  Aslam Inamdar posing with his trophy after winning a Kabaddi match for Yuva Paltan

• Aslam Inamdar was selected by Puneri Paltan as a raider for the 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season.

• In 2023, he competed for India at the 2022 Asian Games organised in Hangzhou, China, where the team won a gold medal by defeating Iran by 33-29 points in the finals.

  Aslam Inamdar after winning gold at the 2022 Asian Games organised in Hangzhou, China (2023)

• Aslam Inamdar also plays Kabaddi for Insurekot Sports Private Limited.

• He is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. He often shares pictures of his gym sessions on social media.

  Aslam Inamdar while working out at a gym

• Aslam Inamdar likes travelling to distant places, swimming, and cycling in his leisure time.

  Aslam Inamdar while enjoying cycling