Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi is an Arjuna Awardee and former Indian wrestler, is a legendary figure in Indian wrestling and currently serves as the coach of the Indian Railways Wrestling Team. Honored with the Arjuna Award in 2000 and the Vikram Award in 1994, he represented India in 53 international competitions, winning 11 Gold, 8 Silver, and 5 Bronze medals, alongside 56 national appearances with 25 Gold medals. Renowned for creating history by clinching Gold in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman at the 2005 Commonwealth Championship, he also coached Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik and trained Aamir Khan’s cast for the acclaimed film Dangal.
