Background
Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States. His father, Shive, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team
Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States. His father, Shive, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the 2006 United States National Collegiate Athletic Association National Champion in discus. He contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but failed to reach the finals after finishing 22nd in the qualifiers, with a throw of 60.69 m. In 2012 London Olympics, Vikas qualified for the finals, at the fifth place, with a throw of 65.20 m and finished 8th in the finals.
He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.
In shot put his personal record stands on 19.62 meters. After the qualification standard was lowered, he has qualified for the 2016 Olympics in the discus, making this is 4th Olympic games.
His personal best throw is 66.28 meters which is also Indian national record in discus throw, achieved in 2012. He won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in 2013 in Pune, with a throw of 64.90 meters. His best moment came when he clinched the Gold for India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 63.64m, which made him the second Indian man to win athletics gold, 56 years after Milkha Singh, won the men"s 440 yards at the Cardiff 1958 Games.
