Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Ravi Kumar Dahiya, also known as Ravi Kumar, is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the 57 kg category and secured a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Personal information
Born	Nahri, Sonipat district, Haryana, India
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Event(s)	57 kg
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games - - - World Championships - - 1 World U23 Wrestling Championships - 1 - Asian Championships 1 - - Total 1 1 1 World Championships 2019 Nur-Sultan 57 kg Asian Championships 2020 New Delhi 57 kg World U23 Championships 2018 Bucharest 57 kg World Junior Championships 2015 Salvador da Bahia 55 kg

Early life

Dahiya was born in 1997 and hails from the village of Nahri in Sonipat district, Haryana. Since age 10, Dahiya was trained by Satpal Singh at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi. His father Rakesh Dahiya, a farmer who worked on rented paddy fields, would travel every day from Nahri to the stadium to deliver milk and fruits, which were part of his wrestling diet, for more than a decade.[3][4]

Career

Dahiya won the silver medal in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2015 Junior World Wrestling Championships in Salvador de Bahia.[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 bagged gold at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi.[12]

International Competition

World Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Rank	opponent
2019	2019 World Wrestling Championships	Nur-sultan	57 kg		Zaur Uguev (RUS)

U23 World Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Rank	opponent
2018	2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships	Bucharest	57 kg		Toshihiro Hasegawa (JPN)

World Junior Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Rank	opponent
2015	2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships	Salvador da bhahia	56 kg		Mahir Amiraslanov (AZE)

Asian Wrestling Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Rank	Opponent
2020	2020 Asian Wrestling Championships	New Delhi	57kg		Hikmatullo Vohidov (TJK)
2019	2019 Asian Wrestling Championships	Xi'an	57kg	5th	Kang Kum-song (PRK)

Record against opponents

Weight Players Matches Results Change Won Lost 57kg Zaur Uguev 1 0 1 -1 57kg Reza Atri 1 1 0 +1 57kg Yuki Takahashi 3 2 1 +1 57kg Nurislam Sanayev 2 2 0 +2 57kg Meirambek KARTBAY 1 1 0 +1 57kg Arsen Harutyunyan 1 1 0 +1 57kg Mahir Amiraslanov 1 0 1 -1 57kg Uladzislau Andreyeu 1 0 1 -1 57kg Jahongirmirza Turobov 1 1 0 +1 57kg Makhmudjon Shavkatov 1 1 0 +1 57kg Kim Sung-gwon 1 1 0 +1 57kg Kang Kum-song 1 0 1 -1 57kg Hikmatullo Vohidov 1 1 0 +1 57kg Petr Konstantinov 1 1 0 +1 57kg Nodar Arabidze 1 1 0 +1 61kg Volodymyr Burukov 1 0 1 -1

References

1. "Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut". ESPN.in. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
2. "It's an honour to see my name alongside Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, says wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya after securing Tokyo 2020 berth". The Times of India. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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.