Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya on social media for winning India’s second silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya (far left) dedicated his Olympic silver to the workers and doctors on the front lines of Covid (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya lost 4-7 against Zavur Uguev from the Russian Olympic Committee
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya is the second Indian wrestler after Sushil Kumar to win Olympic silver
- Ravi’s first Olympic medal was India’s 5th in Tokyo 2020 – 2 silver, 3 bronze
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Ravi Kumar Dahiya’s “spirit and tenacity” after the wrestler won the silver medal for India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya lost his 57kg final match against Zavur Uguev of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and won the silver medal, the second for India at the Tokyo Games after the silver medal from weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.
After Sushil Kumar, Ravi Kumar is only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games. He is also the fifth medalist at these games after Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, men’s hockey team and Ravi Kumar Dahiya.
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“Ravi Kumar Dahiya is a remarkable wrestler! His fighting spirit and tenacity are excellent. We congratulate him on winning the silver medal at # Tokyo2020. India is very proud of its accomplishments, ”Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya is a remarkable wrestler! His fighting spirit and perseverance are outstanding. We congratulate him on winning the silver medal # Tokyo2020. India is very proud of its accomplishments.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2021
Ravi Kumar was 2-0 down in the first round before returning to level, but the round ended with Uguev 4-2.
Uguev then took the lead 7-2 before Ravi Kumar defended himself with 2 more points, but could not make up the 3-point deficit in the end and lost the fight, but not without giving the Russians a tough fight.
Ravi Kumar is the fourth Indian wrestler and fifth overall to win a medal in the Olympics. His medal is also the fourth consecutive medal for India in the wrestling Olympics.
RAVI KUMAR’S WAY TO THE FINAL
Ravi reached the gold medal game after beating Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev in the semifinals. Ravi was trailing 9-2 in the game but managed to maintain his defense to stop the slide. He grabbed his rival with a double-leg attack that resulted in victory in a fall.
The 23-year-old had won his two previous fights with technical superiority on the way to the final. Ravi outclassed the Colombian Tigreros Urbano (13: 2) in his opening game and then outwitted the Bulgarian Georgi Valentinov Vangelov (14: 4).
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