Narsingh Pancham Yadav is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n wrestler. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

, he won a gold in the Men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling

Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 74 kg

Men's freestyle 74 kg competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, will be held on October 9 at the Indira Gandhi Arena.- Medalists :- Bracket :- Repechage :...

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Narsingh Yadav is the son of Pancham Yadav and Bhulna Devi from eastern Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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. Narsingh and his brother Vinod both lived with their father Pancham, a milk distributor in Mumbai

Mumbai

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, while his mother lived in the Neema village in Varanasi district

Varanasi District

Varanasi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, with Varanasi city as the district headquarters. Varanasi district is a part of Varanasi division. The district occupies an area of 1,535 km². The district has a population of 3,138,671 .-Divisions:The...

, where she looked after farming in their 2 bigha

Bigha

The bigha is a unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in Nepal, Bangladesh and in a few states of India including Uttaranchal, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan etc. The precise size of a bigha appears to vary considerably...

land. Both the brothers became wrestlers. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Narsingh Yadav was a last-minute replacement, but ended up winning a gold medal.Yadav, 23, has been training under Singh since he was 13. He is a resident of suburban Jogeshwari in Mumbai.Pancham Yadav is a junior ticket checker with the Indian Railways.