Indian wrestler from Sonipat, Ravi Kumar Dahiya has assured his country a silver medal, know his biography, net worth, hometown and coach
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, an Indian Olympic wrestler was born in the year 1997 in the family of wrestlers in Haryana. He is presently 23 years old. Having trained from some of the big names since his childhood, Ravi Dahiya is an experienced person. Ravi has already left a long-lasting mark on the wrestling ground and an Olympic medal in Tokyo Olympics will be the butter on bread.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Biography, Hometown, Coach And Family
Belonging from the Sonipat district in Haryana it was genuine for Dahiya to take up wrestling at an early very age. He started training at the age of just 10 under the eyes of legendary coach Satpal Singh. But getting financial crisis came as a pause in Dahiya’s wrestling. Working in a rented paddy field his father, Rakesh Kumar Dahiya, struggled too much. But Rakesh didn’t let his son give up on his focused dream.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Wrestling Career
Senior Dahiya would travel daily from his village to the Chhatrasal Ground to deliver milk and fruits to his son. The hard work paid off as Ravi attained a place in the Tokyo Olympics by winning a bronze in the year 2019 held at the World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 57kg category.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya’s Achievements, Awards And Medals
The world saw a little bit of talent and skill full wrestling for the first time in the year 2015 at Junior World Championships where Ravi Dahiya won a sliver. Dahiya met with an injury in the year 2017 which kept him out from the game for a couple of months. But he came back very strongly. The year 2018 was a year considered the best one in his career when he won the Under 23 World Championship held in Romania.
Ravi also ended second in the senior nationals. He also competed in the Senior Asian Championship in the same year. Although, the proud moment in his career came in the year 2019 when he won the bronze held at the World Championship. Ravi achieved gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship of the year 2020 that was held in New Delhi, India. The Wrestling Federation presently nominated Ravi for the Arjuna award.
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Ravi Kumar Dahiya Net Worth
Ravi Dahiya earns INR 50,000 monthly as he is part of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ flagship program and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). His exact net worth is not yet disclosed by him.
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