Shattered Dahiya picks up the pieces

Heartbroken after missing out on Paris Olympics selection, the Tokyo Games medallist is finding solace in a motivational book, dad’s support.

The gym session has ticked past the hour mark. It’s the leg day, and Ravi Dahiya can ill-afford to skip it. The muscle definition of his left quadricep is impressive; by comparison, the right quad looks emaciated. Two incision scars run across the right patella, evidence of the surgery he underwent in July last year.

Ravi Dahiya will miss Paris Olympics. (HT_PRINT)

The ripping, sweat-drenched upper body and the familiar unruly mop of wet hair extenuate the work he has put in for the day. For a