SPORTS CAREER

Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won his first-ever international Gold medal in the year 1994. He participated in the International School Cadet Sports Competition held in Poland. After his win, Yogi?s parents saw the spark in their son. They were sure that one day he will represent India at the world level. In the year 1996, after completing his education, Dutt came to Delhi?s Chhatrasal Stadium to make a career in wrestling.

2003 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship: (GOLD MEDAL)

The biggest success in his young career came in the year 2003. Yogeshwar Dutt won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in London. After this gold medal-winning feat, Yogeshwar never looked back.

2006 Asian Games (A salute to his dedication): (Bronze Medal)

Yogeshwar lost his father Sh. Rammer Dutt, on 3 August 2006 and just nine days before he boarded the flight to Doha for the Asian Games. He also sustained a knee injury, but despite the entire emotional and physical trauma he managed to win the bronze in the 60 kg category at the 15th Asian Games at Doha.

2010 Commonwealth Games: (GOLD MEDAL)

At the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, Yogeshwar overcame a career-threatening knee injury to win the 60 kg title. Yogeshwar, who went past Australian Farzad Tarash (16–0, 17–0), South African Marius Loots (7–1) and England's Sasha Madyarchyk (4–4, 8–0) on his way to the final, came up with an exceptionally skillful performance to win the gold for India

Olympic Medal in 2012 London Olympics:

On 12 August 2012, Yogeshwar Dutt provided a late boost to India's medals tally in the 2012 London Olympics by claiming a memorable bronze in the Men's freestyle 60 kg, thus becoming the third Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal. He had defeated North Korean Ri Jong-Myong in the bronze medal bout thus winning the fifth medal for Indian contingent at the London Olympics 2012. Yogeshwar Dutt beat his North Korean opponent to clinch the bronze medal (0–1, 1–0, 6–0). He was exceptional in the last round, and clinched it in just 102 minutes.

2014 Commonwealth Games: (GOLD MEDAL)

Yogeshwar Dutt won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg freestyle category by beating Canada's Jevon Balfour 10–0 in the finals.

Yogeshwar had earlier beaten Alex Gladkov of Scotland 4–0 in the pre-quarters and then easily defeated another Scottish wrestler Gareth Jones in the quarterfinals by employing his trademark Fitele (leg twisting) technique that he had used while winning the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the semi-finals, Yogeshwar successfully used his favourite technique again to get the better of Sri Lanka's Chamara Perera in just two minutes and three seconds. Yogeshwar won with a 0–5 verdict after taking a 10–0 lead on technical points.

2014 Asian Games: (GOLD MEDAL)

Yogeshwar Dutt won the Gold in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling category by defeating Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan in the final at the Asian games 2014. Dutt won a closely fought final 1–0. Earlier, he defeated the opponent from China in the semi-final. He defeated Jinhyok Kang of North Korea in the quarterfinal.

2015 ‘Icon’ Of Haryana Hammers In Pro Wrestling League:

In 2015, he was clubbed into the „Icon? category by Haryana Hammers one of the six teams playing under the first edition of Pro Wrestling League (PWL).

A GREAT SOCIAL SUPPORTER: 
 

• Sh. Yogeshwar Dutt is the president of “Krida Shree”, which is wing of Rastriya Swemsevak Sangh (RSS)
• In 2016, Sh. Dutt has started “Yogeshwar Dutt Sports Wrestling Academy” in Gohana (Haryana) wherein sports talent from all over India is being trained FREE OF COST by Sh. Dutt himself. The achievements of the academy are as below:

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

1. Sh. Yogeshwar Dutt has been Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Haryana. He joined the post in 2009 and served for more than 10 years for Haryana Police. Later on he resigned from the post for the Independent service to the society.
2. Sh. Yogeshwar Dutt is a nominated member by Government of India for All India Council for Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. He had been nominated after the completion of tenure of Sh. Sachin Tendulkar.

YOGESHWAR DUTT: “The Nationalist That We Know Today”

As a sportsperson, the feeling of nationalism comes naturally to many athletes. Once when a debate over National Anthem came about, the Olympic Bronze medalist was very vocal. He gave his opinion in favor of standing for the National Anthem. Yogi asserted that every Indian, without any doubt, should stand for the National Anthem. The widely respected wrestler felt sad about the fact that India and Indians are debating as to should people stand during the National Anthem. Yogeshwar Dutt is very popular on Twitter and through the social media site often puts his views forth, other than wrestling.

His love for the Nation: As mentioned earlier being a sports person, Yogi has all the nationalistic feelings. Patriotism is his biggest motivator. His inspiration came by reading biographies of patriotic leaders like Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, and Jhansi ki Rani.

Highly Spirituality: Becoming wrestling has aided Yogi?s spiritual side as well. He carries forward the great Indian legacy of the „akhara?, by carrying a Bajrang Bali idol everywhere he goes. He offers prayers to Hanuman Ji every time before entering the mat. 

A Determined personality: Wrestling was, is, and will be his life. Also, his determination in pursuing his passion is unwavering and awe-inspiring. Once, Indian hockey captain, Viren Rasquinha, liked a video of Dutt saying, “I?ve never ever seen anyone doing neck weight exercises like this.”

NATIONAL SPORTS AND CITIZEN AWARDS:

• PADMA SHRI AWARDEE-2013,
• KHEL RATNA AWARDEE-2012,
• ARJUNA AWARDEE-2009. 
  

FUTURE PROSPECTS:

To develop and promote the Sports in the country, Sh. Yogeshwar Dutt is establishing an International Level Sports Academy as well as School in Haryana. With more than 8 acres land the Sports Academy will be a milestone for the Indian Sports.