5 unsung heroes who made India proud in 2015

#2 Thakur Anoop Singh winning Mr. World title (Bodybuilding)

Thakur defeated bodybuilders from 43 different countries

Thakur Anoop Singh won the gold medal at the 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships on November 28, 2015.He also earned the coveted title of ‘Mr. World’ at the competition held in Bangkok, Thailand. Anoop finished first among 70 athletes from 43 different countries.

Singh gained fame on the TV serial Mahabharata, and years later he achieved this laurel, becoming only the second bodybuilder from India after Manohar Aich, to lift the title. Aich won it in 1952.

Singh is a former pilot and he finished third in the Mr Asia competition.