Ravi Kumar Dahiya

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Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Personal information
Born (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 24)
Nahri, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
Event(s)57 kg
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - 1 -
World Championships - - 1
World U23 Championships - 1 -
Asian Championships 2 - -
Total 2 2 1
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 57 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 57 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 57 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Salvador da Bahia 55 kg

Ravi Kumar Dahiya (born 12 December 1997) also known as Ravi Kumar,[2] is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg category. Dahiya is also a bronze medalist from 2019 World Wrestling Championships and a two-time Asian champion.

Early life[]

Ravi was born on 12 December 1997 and hails from the village Nahri in Sonipat district, Haryana. Since age 10, Dahiya was trained by at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi. His father Rakesh Dahiya, a small farmer, would travel around 39 km every day from their village to the Chhatrasal stadium to deliver fresh milk and fruits, which were part of his wrestling diet, for more than a decade.[3][4] Ravi is a Hindu and is a devotee of Lord Shiva.

Career[]

Dahiya started wrestling in his early teens and won the silver medal in the 2015 Junior World Wrestling Championships at Salvador de Bahia in the 55kg freestyle category.[5] He picked up an injury in 2017 which kept him out of action for more than a year. In his comeback year, he won the silver medal at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Bucharest, India's only medal at the competition, in the 57 kg category.[1] Dahiya remained unbeaten at the 2019 Pro Wrestling League, representing the title winning team, Haryana Hammers.[6][7]

He was ranked fifth at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi'an, after losing the bronze medal match.[8]

In his World Championships debut in 2019, Dahiya defeated the European champion Arsen Harutyunyan in the round of 16,[9] and the 2017 world champion Yuki Takahashi in the quarterfinal, to earn one of the six available quota places for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He settled for bronze after losing to defending champion and eventual gold medalist Zaur Uguev in the semifinal round.[10] On the back of his medal win, Dahiya was included in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in October 2019.[11]

Dahiya win gold at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi and the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty.[12][13]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dahiya won his first two bouts on technical superiority.[14] In the semifinal, he pinned the Kazakh wrestler Nurislam Sanayev down in the final minute to win by fall, after trailing in the bout on points.[15] There were reports that Dahiya endured a bite from his opponent, Nurislam Sanayev in the semi-final match.[16][17] In the final, Dahiya had to settle for silver as he was defeated 4–7 on points by ROC wrestler Zaur Uguev.[18][19] Dahiya became the second Indian wrestler to win an Olympic silver after Sushil Kumar.[20]

Awards and recognition[]

National award[]

Rewards[]

For winning the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

  • ₹50 lakh (US$66,000) from the Government of India.[22]
  • ₹4 crore (US$530,000) from the Government of Haryana.[23]
  • ₹50 lakh (US$66,000) from the Board of Control for Cricket in India[24]
  • ₹40 lakh (US$53,000) from the Indian Olympic Association.[25]

International competition[]

Olympics[]

Year Competition Venue Event Rank opponent
2021 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo 57 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Zaur Uguev (RUS)

World Championship[]

Year Competition Venue Event Rank opponent
2019 2019 World Wrestling Championships Nur-sultan 57 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Zaur Uguev (RUS)

U23 World Championship[]

Year Competition Venue Event Rank opponent
2018 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships Bucharest 57 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Toshihiro Hasegawa (JPN)

World Junior Championship[]

Year Competition Venue Event Rank opponent
2015 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mahir Amiraslanov (AZE)

Asian Wrestling Championship[]

Year Competition Venue Event Rank Opponent
2021 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Almaty 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (IRI)
2020 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships New Delhi 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (TJK)
2019 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Xi'an 5th  Kang Kum-song (PRK)

Record against opponents[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut". ESPN.in. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "RAVI Kumar - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Ravi Kumar Dahiya: Latest on the list of India's wrestling sensations". Olympic Channel. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ "World Wrestling Championships 2019: 'My real journey has just begun', says bronze medallist Ravi Dahiya after booking ticket to Tokyo". Firstpost. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Junior World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Siwach, Vinay (27 July 2019). "Wrestling: Deepak and Ravi continue Chhatarsaal stadium's tradition of winning medals for India". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (26 July 2019). "Easy day for Bajrang, Ravi Dahiya excels in Worlds trials". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Asian Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  9. ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (21 September 2019). "Sushil's presence helped: Ravi Dahiya". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya follows Bajrang Punia's footsteps, wins bronze in World Championship debut". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Wrestler Ravi Dahiya included in TOPS, Sakshi Malik dropped". The Times of India. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. ^ Roy, Avishek; Singh, Navneet (22 February 2020). "Asian Wrestling Championships: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins gold, Bajrang Punia loses in final". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Asian Wrestling C'ships: Ravi Dahiya bags gold". Hindustan Times. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia storm into Olympic semis, get closer to medal rounds". Hindustan Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Kumar Dahiya ensures at least a silver medal for India; enters men's freestyle 57kg wrestling final". Hindustan Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Tokyo Olympics : Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya enters final, to aim for Olympic gold next". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Ravi Dahiya endures bite by Nurislam Sanayev but is fine, says support staff". 4 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins silver in men's freestyle wrestling". The Live Mirror. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins silver medal for India in men's 57kg freestyle wrestling". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. ^ TokyoAugust 5, India Today Web Desk; August 5, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 16:53. "Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bags 2nd silver medal for India after Mirabai Chanu". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  22. ^ Sharma, Nitin (12 July 2021). "Rs 6 crore or Rs 25 lakh for Olympics gold? Home state key to cash prize and 'A' Grade Job in Haryana Government". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  23. ^ Basu, Hindol (23 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Indians to get highest cash award for winning medals". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Raining rewards for Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra! Haryana, Punjab, BCCI announce cash awards for star javelin thrower". Financial Express. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Coaches of gold winners to get ₹12.5 lakh from IOA, Chanu coach to get ₹10 lakh". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

External links[]

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