--- title: "World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships?" description: "World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships?" author: "Ranbir Sharma" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39650/world-champion-saksham-yadav-recently-passed-away-in-a-road-accident-in-which-sporting-category-he-had-won-the-2017-world-championships category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships? [World](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half) [Champion](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34756/who-authored-the-book-hari-singh-nalwa-champion-of-the-khalsaji-1791-1837) Saksham Yadav [recently passed](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95946/the-niper-amendment-bill-recently-passed-in-the-parliament-seeks-to-accord-institute-of-national-importance-status-to) away in a [road accident](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31979/sc-guidelines-now-protect-good-samaritans-who-help-road-accident-victims). In which sporting category he had won the 2017 [world championships](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34453/which-golfer-won-all-the-major-world-championships-in-1953-despite-a-serious-car-crash-in-1949)? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/704c5ddb-33a9-4b33-8a1b-12d6cbf890c8/images/a0d1ac89-519d-4ac6-bc88-8ca59bb85c00.jpg) **World Champion Saksham Yadav (7th October 1993 - 7th January 2018)** was a male Indian powerlifter. He won 2017 world championship in powerlifting. Saksham Yadav nicknamed **Bablu** passed away on 7th January 2018 in a road accident. ![World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/704c5ddb-33a9-4b33-8a1b-12d6cbf890c8/images/cea77023-74db-416e-bb7a-0011b9b3abc1.jpg) Saksham Yadav was born in a middle-class family in **Nangloi, North Delhi, India**. He was into the sport of powerlifting. He was pursuing his engineering course after completing his school, but he left engineering in order to pursue his passion for bodybuilding and powerlifting. He won a **gold medal** in the **junior powerlifting world championship** which was held in **Moscow, Russia**. In the **2017 Powerlifting World Championships** held in **Moscow, Russia** Saksham Yadav emerged as the **world champion**. He also won the **best sportsperson trophy** in the 2017 Powerlifting World Championships. ![World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/704c5ddb-33a9-4b33-8a1b-12d6cbf890c8/images/650f8074-cc3e-4bcc-87a3-dc00423c1497.jpg) Saksham Yadav met with a vehicle accident on the **Delhi-Panipat Highway** at around **3:00 AM**. The accident occurred due to the foggy weather conditions. Saksham was travelling in a **Swift Dezire Car** with **five** other powerlifters. They were going to **Panipat** for training when the tragic incident occurred on the highway. The accident occurred at the **Sindhu border** in Delhi. Four powerlifters died on the spot whereas Saksham and one another powerlifter were critically injured. The critically injured powerlifters were admitted to the Raja Harish Chandra Hospital. Saksham suffered severe head injuries and succumbed to his injuries due to cardiac arrest and internal bleeding on the same day at **6:30 PM** in the evening. ![World Champion Saksham Yadav recently passed away in a road accident. In which sporting category he had won the 2017 world championships?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/704c5ddb-33a9-4b33-8a1b-12d6cbf890c8/images/a8b1c17e-f310-4705-b4f3-780d2e0b79d2.jpg) Powerlifting is a **strength sport** involving three lifts namely **squat, bench press** and **deadlift**. An athlete has got **three** attempts to lift the **maximum** weight on the three lifts. A powerlifter attempts to lift a maximal weight in a **single** lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Evolved from a sport known as **“odd lift”**, powerlifting follows the three attempt format. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39650/world-champion-saksham-yadav-recently-passed-away-in-a-road-accident-in-which-sporting-category-he-had-won-the-2017-world-championships Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.