Indian Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya Biography, Tokyo Olympics 2020 Medal.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya is an Indian wrestler in the 57 kg category. Ravi Kumar hails from Nahari village in Sonipat district of Haryana. The 24-year-old wrestler won a bronze medal in the 57 kg weight category at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. He also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 from India in the 57 kg freestyle event and won the silver medal. Let us tell you about the career of wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, and the difficult struggle of his life in this article.
Ravi Kumar is one of the best wrestler of India, who has also won medals for India. His wrestling technique is amazing, due to which he got a golden opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games held in Tokyo this year and play in the Tokyo Olympics. In this he is representing India. He had recently reached the final match, but he lost in this match and due to this he has won the silver medal.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Wrestler Biography:
| Name | Ravi Kumar Dahiya |
| Nickname | Ravi Kumar |
| Sport | Freestyle Wrestling |
| Event | 57 kg |
| Father's Name | Rakesh Dahiya |
| Coach | Satpal Singh and Virendra Kumar |
| Place of Birth | Nahari, Sonipat District, Haryana, India |
| Favorite Wrestler | Sushil Kumar |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal in the 57 kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is also a bronze medalist of the 2019 World Wrestling Championships and a two-time Asian champion.
Ravi Kumar was born in 1997 and hails from Nahari village in Sonipat district of Haryana. From the age of ten, Dahiya was coached by Satpal Singh at Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi. His father, Rakesh Dahiya, is a small farmer. But once upon a time he was very fond of wrestling and had dreamed that he would bring medals for the country. But due to poor financial condition of the family, he lost his courage and started farming, after the birth of Ravi Dahiya, he inspired the son for wrestling, Rakesh Dahiya himself has done more work than he got the son Ravi Dahiya. The result of that is that the son has got the silver medal today.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Career:
Ravi Kumar started wrestling in his early teens and won a silver medal at the 2015 Junior World Wrestling Championships in Salvador de Bahia in the 55kg freestyle category. He suffered an injury in 2017 that left him out of action for over a year. In his return year, he won a silver medal at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, India's only medal in the competition in the 57 kg category. Dahiya remained unbeaten in the 2019 Pro Wrestling League, representing the title winning team Haryana Hammers.
After losing the bronze medal match, he was placed fifth at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi'an.
At the start of the 2019 World Championships, Dahiya earned one of the six available quota places for the 2020 Summer Olympics, defeating European champion Arsene Harutyunian in the round of 16, and 2017 world champion Yuki Takahashi in the quarterfinals. After losing to defending champion and eventual gold medalist Zour Uguev in the semi-final round, he settled for bronze. On the back of his medal win, Dahiya was included in the Lakshya Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in October 2019.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya won gold medals at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi and the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dahiya won the first two bouts on technical superiority. In the semi-finals, he won by pinning Kazakh wrestler Nurislam Sanayev in the last minute, falling behind on points in the bout. There were reports that Dahiya was bitten by his rival Nurislam Sanayev in the semi-final match. In the final, Dahiya had to be content with silver as he was defeated by ROC wrestler Zaur Uguev by 4–7 points. Ravi Kumar Dahiya became the second Indian wrestler after Sushil Kumar to win an Olympic silver.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Achievements:
- Ravi Dahiya won a silver medal in the Junior World Championships in 2015.
- In the Senior Nationals Games held in 2017, Ravi Dahiya performed brilliantly and reached the semi-finals, but had to be ruled out due to injury.
- Ravi Dahiya won the bronze medal by defeating Asian champion Reeza Atrinagharchi in the World Championships.
- In 2018, Ravi Dahiya won a silver medal in the Under 23 World Championship.
- In 2021, Ravi Dahiya won the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Tokyo Olympics 2020:
The sportsmanship and restraint that Ravi Dahiya has shown in the Tokyo Olympics has made the whole country proud, although the 23-year-old wrestler Ravi lost in the final but created history.
A picture is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which Ravi Kumar's opponent in the semi-final match forcefully dents his arm but Ravi Dahiya does not loose his bet. In the final match, he lost to 26-year-old Russian wrestler Uguayev, thus leaving India satisfied with the silver medal here.
In the semi-final match, where the shameful act of a Kazakhstan player was caught on camera and now the whole world is cursing, on the other hand Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya's game is being praised everywhere, he won the final. In the match too, the senior player was given competition.
What an Amazing Comeback !!
— Karamjot Singh (Faridkot) (@Karamjot_Singh1) August 4, 2021
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In this exciting match, NoorIslam Sanayev, seeing the defeat close, put a dent on Ravi's side, this can be clearly seen in the video. Playing in the 57 kg weight category, this young wrestler defeated NoorIslam to make it to the finals.
Ravi Dahiya, who was trailing 2-9 at one point during the game, made a strong comeback, with the spirit with which he played till the last minute, the Kazakhstan wrestler was completely defeated. Ravi equaled Sushil Kumar, who reached the final of London Olympic 2012, Sushil is currently in Delhi's Tihar Jail in the Sagar Dhankhar murder case.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya World Ranking:
Ravi Dahiya has finished third in the World Championship, second in the World Under 23 category and first in the Asian Championship.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Social Media Profile
• Facebook – facebook.com/dahiya.dahiya.1865904
• Instagram – instagram.com/ravi_kumar_60/
FAQ
Q.1 – What is the world ranking of Ravi Kumar Dahiya?
Ans.- Third place in World Championship, Second place in World Under 23 category and First place in Asian Championship.
Q.2 - Where is Ravi Kumar Dahiya from?
Ans.- Nahari, Sonepat District, Haryana, India
Q.3 – Which medal did Ravi Kumar Dahiya win in Tokyo Olympics?
Ans.- Silver Medal (Silver Medal)
Q.4 – What is the age of Ravi Kumar Dahiya?
Ans: 23 years
Q.5 – What is the weight of Ravi Kumar Dahiya?
Ans : 57 kg
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