Jaipur: Dr Deepak Singh, Head of Department of the TB ward at Raj Bahadur Memorial (RBM)
Government Hospital in Bharatpur, has achieved a significant sporting feat by
lifting a combined 442 kg in powerlifting, setting a record in his age category
at 50.
Dr. Singh represented
India in the 120-kg division at the World Power Lifting Tournament held in Sri
Lanka in November, where he secured gold medals in all three segments—bench
press (122 kg), squat (150 kg), and deadlift (170 kg). Despite managing family
duties, government service and patient care throughout the day, he has
continued to pursue competitive sports, earning multiple honours at district,
state and national events.
This year alone, he has
won 12 medals, including nine gold, two silver, and one bronze across national,
Asian, and global championships. Last year, he secured nine medals — six in
powerlifting and three in arm wrestling. His long list of achievements includes
titles such as National Powerlifting Champion (Medinapur, West Bengal, 2020),
gold medallist at the National Arm Wrestling Championship (Raipur, 2024), and
national powerlifting gold winner in Ujjain (2024). He has also earned top
honours from the Rajasthan Arm Wrestling Association and a silver at the World
Powerlifting Federation.
Dr. Singh’s professional
and sporting history is extensive. He has previously been a bronze medalist at
the National Powerlifting Championship (New Delhi, 2019), a gold winner at the
Rajasthan Powerlifting Championship (2019), and an active member of the Indian
Society of Critical Care Medicine. Internationally, he has won the World Chest
Challenge (2014) at the American College of Chest Physicians, along with the
India Chest Challenges of 2013 and 2012. His earlier accolades include the
Young Scientist Award at Rajpulmocon 2012 and multiple postgraduate quiz titles
at NAPCON.
He has held several posts, such as Chairman of the STF under the National Tuberculosis Elimination
Programme (NTEP) in Rajasthan, professor at Government Medical College,
Bharatpur, past president of GKAP Bharatpur, and former president of RMCTA
Bharatpur. Dr. Singh has also worked at institutions including Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital in Delhi, the District TB Centre in Bharatpur, Dr. S.N. Medical
College, Jodhpur, and the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare in
New Delhi.
A resident of Bharatpur,
he studied at RNT Medical College, Udaipur (1995–2000) and Dr. Sampurnanand
Medical College, Jodhpur, and previously attended St. Peter’s Senior Secondary
School and Multipurpose Senior Secondary School in Bharatpur. His distinguished
profile includes the ACCP World Chest Challenge title (2014) and gold at the
WPF Powerlifting Championships (2020), reflecting his dual excellence as a
clinician and a powerlifting champion.
The doctor shared in his
social media post that his success is the result of local food. He is totally
vegan and considers desi ghee and milk as the basis of his fitness. Dr. Deepak
Singh explains that his dream was to go to the army, but he got selected to
Udaipur Medical College in 1995. The first tournament held in Bharatpur in 2019
started their sports career, and then won several medals at national and
international levels. After a 4-year break, he returned to the international
stage by winning National Gold in 2024.