According to Varun, the biggest moment of his life came when he was just 17 years old in ‘Strongest’. Selected ‘Man of Gujarat’. Just 19 years old, is a two-time world champion in powerlifting. Coming from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, when Varun decided to choose powerlifting as a career, many people tried to break his morale but Varun chose never to give up and continued to pursue his dream. Varun Dave started powerlifting when he was only 15 years old. Physically then Varun was very thin and with this no one in his family had been in sports before this, but in spite of all this Varun took it seriously and decided to show complete dedication towards the game. In the beginning people made fun of Talking in one of his interviews to a media platform, Varun says, “At that time everyone was making fun of my decision, they all said that I am not strong enough for these kind of games. Despite all these things, I did not stop dreaming of representing the country through sports. At that time I also had the option to choose sports like cricket, football or basketball, as I was short in stature and I used it to my advantage.Moving in this direction, Varun got initial help from his gym coach. After this Varun started his very hard training and started participating in different competitions. Varun had to face defeat in his first two competitions but Varun did not give up but kept on hardening his training. Varun then went on to win the state championship event during his third trial. become world championWith his brilliant performance, Varun got his first gold in the state championship and with this he was also selected to play the national tournament. In the national tournament, Varun took a total of 3 gold by performing well. From here Varun’s hard work paid off and he got a place in the national team. With the selection in the national team, his long dream was finally fulfilled. Varun won the gold medal while in the national team. Significantly, Varun was the youngest player to appear in this competition. In a very short career so far, Varun has been an international champion twice, national champion 5 times and state champion 8 times. According to Varun, the biggest moment of his life came when he was voted ‘Strongest Man of Gujarat’ at the age of just 17. did not get help from the government At the age of 19, Varun is today the brand ambassador of an international supplement brand. Varun believes that he wants to set an example that if we set something in our mind, then we should give our life to fulfill it. Varun, who has won 18-19 medals so far, has also given a speech in TEDx talk. Varun had told in an interview that he has not received any kind of government help during his career. He says that in such sports, everything has to be done by himself, although if the players perform consistently for a few years, then maybe the central government will give them a job.