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Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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| Born | Nahri, Sonipat district, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
World Championship[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | opponent |
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| 2019 | 2019 World Wrestling Championships | Nur-sultan | 57 kg | 
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 Zaur Uguev (RUS)
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U23 World Championship[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | opponent |
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| 2018 | 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships | Bucharest | 57 kg | 
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 Toshihiro Hasegawa (JPN)
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World Junior Championship[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | opponent |
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| 2015 | 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships | Salvador da bhahia | 56 kg |
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 Mahir Amiraslanov (AZE)
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Asian Wrestling Championship[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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| 2021 | 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | Almaty | 57kg | 
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 Alireza Nosratolah Sarlak (IRI)
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| 2020 | 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships | New Delhi | 57kg |
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 Hikmatullo Vohidov (TJK)
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| 2019 | 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships | Xi'an | 57kg | 5th |  Kang Kum-song (PRK)
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Record against opponents[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut". ESPN.in. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ravi Kumar Dahiya: Latest on the list of India's wrestling sensations". Olympic Channel. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Junior World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sarangi, Y. B. (26 July 2019). "Easy day for Bajrang, Ravi Dahiya excels in Worlds trials". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Asian Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ Sarangi, Y. B. (21 September 2019). "Sushil's presence helped: Ravi Dahiya". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya follows Bajrang Punia's footsteps, wins bronze in World Championship debut". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ↑ "Wrestler Ravi Dahiya included in TOPS, Sakshi Malik dropped". The Times of India. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ↑ 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.