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Harinder Pal Sandhu Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

April 8, 20240

Harinder Pal Sandhu is an Indian professional squash player. He was part of the Indian Squash team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon. He had a world ranking of 47 in 2014.

Wiki/Biography

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu was born on Friday, 31 March 1989 (age 34 years; as of 2023) in Mohali, Punjab, India. His zodiac sign is Aries. He studied at Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, where he started playing Squash at the age of 10.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx): 5′ 8″

Weight (approx): 65 kg

Body Measurements: Chest: 40, Waist: 28, Biceps: 14

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Harinder’s father, Harpal Singh Sandhu, is an Indian police personnel and has served as an SP in Punjab. His mother’s name is Manpreet Kaur Sandhu. He has a brother, Maninder Sandhu

Harinder Pal Sandhu’s (standing) childhood pic with his father and brother

 

Harinder Pal Sandhu’s childhood Picture with his mother

Wife & Children

Harinder Pal Sandhu got married in March 2021 in a traditional Sikh wedding.

Harinder Pal Sandhu with his wife

Religion

Harinder Pal Sandhu follows Sikhism.

Career

Professional squash player

Harinder pal Sandhu started playing at the age of 10. Later, at 13, he moved from Mohali to Chennai with his coach to train in squash at the Indian Squash Association (ISA), where he was mentored by Cyrus Poncha, Ashraf Karagui and David Palmer. In 2005, he joined the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and turned Pro in the same year. In 2009, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won his first two PSA titles at the Indian Challenger Series. In 2014, he defeated India’s No.1 squash player Saurav Ghosal in the Indian Nationals and won his first championship title after being runner-up 3 times.

Harinder Pal Sandhu with his trophy

He won the national title in 2019 by beating 8-time champion Saurav Ghosal. He was part of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon; Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won the first match 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4 against Mohd Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia and gave India a 1-0 lead over Malaysia.

Harinder Pal Sandhu during the Malaysia Squash Tour in 2017

Comeback 

In 2019, during the CCI International Squash Open in Mumbai in January, Harinder injured his back and could not play. After a gap of 9 months, he made a comeback with the HCL SRFI Indian Tour.

Harinder Pal Sandhu during a match after his comeback in December 2019

In an interview, talking about making a comeback after a major injury, he said,

Even now, I am a bit scared to play. The pain was so severe [then]. I was training really hard and I was hoping that this season would be the best I’ve ever had. I was hoping to reach the top 30. I had the tournaments and training planned out with [SRFI Secretary] Cyrus Poncha. And suddenly out of the blue, it just snapped. Everything went blank.

Medals

Gold

  • 2023: Asian Mixed Doubles Championship in Hangzhou, China

Silver

  • 2014: Asian Games at Incheon in Singles
  • 2019: Men’s Singles in South Asian Games in Nepal
  • 2019: Men’s Doubles in South Asian Games in Nepal

Bronze

  • 2016: Men’s Doubles at South Asian Games in India
  • 2018: Men’s Team at Asian Games in Jakarta
  • 2010: Men’s Team at Asian Games in Guangzhou
  • 2016: World Doubles Championships in Darwin, Australia

Award

Harinder received the Arjuna Award from the President of India Droupadi Murmu on 9 January 2024; the event was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

Harinder Pal Sandhu while receiving the Arjuna Award from Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

Facts/Trivia

  • According to Harinder Pal Sandhu, he was initially interested in playing football and cricket; however, it was his teacher A. I. Singh who suggested he should pursue Squash.
  • Harinder likes to cook, and he often shares his cooking experience on social media.
  • His hobbies include riding bikes, watching movies, hanging out with his friends, and watching documentaries.

    Harinder Pal Sandhu with Ramit Tandon after practice

  • According to Harinder Pal Sandhu, his favourite sportspersons are Indian sprinter Milkha Singh and French squash player Thierry Lincou.
  • Harinder Pal Sandhu often shares his workout routine videos on his social media handles.

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