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{{Infobox sport wrestler<br />
| name = Ravinder Khatri<br />
| image = <br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|5|15}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Haryana]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| height = {{height|cm=180}}<br />
| weight =<br />
| style = [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]]<br />
| club = Army Sport Institute<br />
| coach = Hawa Singh<br />
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'''Ravinder Khatri''' (born 15 May 1992) is an Indian [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] [[wrestler]] who competes in the 85&nbsp;kg category.<br />
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==Early years==<br />
Khatri was born on 15 May 1992 as the son of a farmer. He began [[wrestling]] at the [[akhara]]s of his village, [[Bodia]], located in [[Jhajjar district]], [[Haryana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Zone: Khatri living up to father's hopes|url=http://www.punemirror.in/sports/others/Rio-Zone-Khatri-living-up-to-fathers-hopes/articleshow/53068068.cms|work=Pune Mirror|accessdate=9 July 2016|date=6 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=ie/> In 2006, he was selected by the Army Institute of Sport in [[Pune]] during a talent scouting event. He became a [[Junior commissioned officer]] for the [[Jat Regiment]] in 2011.<ref name=ie>{{cite news|last1=Gaikwad|first1=Sumeet|title=Rio 2016 Olympics: Ravinder Khatri completes father’s dream|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/rio-olympics-ravinder-khatri-qualifies-for-greco-roman-wrestling-2828037/|accessdate=9 July 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=1 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In March 2016, Khatri secured the bronze medal at Men's 85&nbsp;kg Greco-Roman event at the [[2016 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament]], missing out on an Olympic berth as top two wrestlers qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. However, in May 2016, Khatri gained qualification for the Olympics as the silver medal winner of the tournament, [[Janarbek Kenjeev]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]], was disqualified after testing positive.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rivals fail dope test, wrestlers Ravinder Khatri and Babita Kumari bag two more Rio quotas for India|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-rivals-fail-dope-test-wrestlers-ravinder-khatri-and-babita-kumari-bag-two-more-rio-quotas-for-india-2211559|work=DNA India|accessdate=9 July 2016|date=11 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://unitedworldwrestling.org/database Profile at United World Wrestling]<br />
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[[Category:1992 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]]<br />
[[Category:Sport wrestlers from Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:People from Jhajjar district]]<br />
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic wrestlers of India]]<br />
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