Olympics: Ravi Kumar makes a comeback to seal another medal for India in Tokyo

Published on Aug 04, 2021 09:32 pm IST

Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya stormed his way to the finals of men’s freestyle wrestling in the 57 kgs category. Dahiya staged a great comeback against Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev to make his way to the final and assure India of at least a silver medal. He will be the fifth wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal. Ravi is a two-time Asian Championships gold medallist and a bronze medal winner at the World Championships in 2019. He hails from a small village of Nahri in Haryana’s Sonipat. Dahiya will play the final match on August 5. Another wrestler, Deepak Punia lost his semi-final bout to USA’s David Taylor. Watch the full video for more details.

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