Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya on Sunday clinched the gold medal within the finals of the Yasar Dogu Score Sequence in Istanbul.
Ravi Dahiya wins gold at Yasar Dogu rating collection (Twitter Picture)
HIGHLIGHTSTokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya clinched the gold medalRavi Dahiya defeated Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev 11-10Deepak Punia, Aman and Gyanendra secured bronze medals
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya defeated Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev 11-10 within the 61 kg finals to win gold within the Yasar Dogu Score Sequence in Istanbul. After trailing 8-10 towards Abdullaev, Dahiya stood higher in his final transfer and ended the bout on a cheerful notice for himself.
The silver medallist had previous gained towards Iran’s Mohammadbagher Esmaeil Yakhkeshi within the semi-final conflict of the event. Except for him, wrestler Deepak Punia defeated Kazakhstan’s Elkhan Assadov 7-1 within the bronze medal spherical of 92kg whilst Aman and Gyanendra additionally settled for bronze in 57kg and 60kg class, respectively.
Particularly, Ravi Dahiya had grow to be handiest the second one Indian wrestler to win a silver medal on the Olympic Video games after he misplaced the boys’s freestyle 57kg name conflict 4-7 to reigning international champion Zavur Uguev in Tokyo.On the other hand, the 23-year-old used to be no longer happy along with his medal as he sought after to win gold on the Tokyo Olympics.
“I do really feel just right for the silver however I may have completed higher. I attempted my perfect to win the gold however overlooked out by way of a small margin,” mentioned Ravi Dahiya.
Ravi rose to prominence when he certified for the Tokyo Video games with a bronze medal-winning effort on the 2019 Global Championship in Nur Sultan. Ravi began wrestling on the Hansraj Brahmchari akhada within the Nahri village and later shifted to Chhatrasal Stadium in New Delhi.Nahri village is house to 2 Olympic wrestlers, Mahavir Singh (1980 Moscow) and Amit Kumar Dahiya (2012 London).
