Jang Kun Lee has excelled at judo, taekwondo and rowing
#3 Fazel Atrachali
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Fazel Atrachali uses his wrestling skills in kabaddi to great effect
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Another former wrestler in this list, the Iranian powerhouse is one of the biggest names in the Pro Kabaddi League. He has won the league two times – in Season 2 with U Mumba and in Season 4 with the Patna Pirates, which also saw him winning the Best Defender award in the latter.
Iran has a rich legacy in the sport of wrestling and Fazel also wrestled growing up. He admires Hamid Sourian, the six-time Greco-Roman World Champion, and also uses the skills he has picked up playing the sport on the kabaddi mat – sending opposition raiders flying with his powerful dashes and stopping them with his herculean body blocks.
Shraishth Jain is a former sports journalist & content specialist, with over eight years of experience of working in the industry. A graduate of commerce, he earned his post-graduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi.
His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.
He has been watching sports religiously for as long as he can remember. He is a die-hard Manchester United fan and spends almost all of his free time watching one sport or the other, and keeping tabs on the happenings in the world of sport around the globe.
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