Human Interest |
General Interest |
Other sports |
He played basketball at high school. (Mehfil Magazine, Sep 2010) |
Famous relatives |
His wife, Sophia Sandhu has also competed in weightlifting. (Georgia Straight, Nov 2003) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was inspired by Gill as well as relatives in India who had an interest in weightlifting. |
Name of coach |
Dan Gad |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
When he was 16 years old, he met Canadian weightlifter Parmjit Gill at a gym in Quesnel, BC. He became interested in strength training as a mean to improve his basketball skills. He eventually went into competitive weightlifting. |