Chiba (Japan): Ravi Dahiya on Wednesday only became the second Indian wrestler who qualified for the title match at the Olympics, when he was sensationally turned around 57kg the semi-final battle by clamping Nurislam Sanayev on Wednesday.
Before Dahiya, who was the son of a farmer Haryana, Sushil Kumar was the only Indian to make a gold medal fight in the 2012 London match but had to be satisfied with silver.
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For the fourth consecutive edition of the Olympics, Indian wrestling will have a representation on the podium.
It was a 23-year-old thanks to Sonipat in Haryana – Ravi Kumar Dahiya.Dahiya will fight Zavur Uguev from ROC in the 57kg gold medal on Thursday.
India’s fourth seed trailed 2-9 after Sanayev did some ‘Fitley’ (lace leg) but when the clock ticked, Dahiya reunited and held her rival with a double foot attack which resulted in ‘victory by falling’.
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After the end of the first period, Dahiya had a tin 2-1 but Sanayev came and attacked India’s left leg, getting a good handle that made him threefold to record six points in an instant.
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It made him threefold to record six points in an instant.
Suddenly the advantage of Dahiya left and she looked at defeat but the superior stamina and technical skills were still working.
The remaining one minute was enough for him to change the tide and he did it in style.
He got Sanayev with a double foot attack and then gripped him tightly, Kazakhstan’s wrestlers above the mat and finished the fight with the mighty ‘pin’.
Even in the previous battles Dahiya was dominant when a 23-year-old child won both previous contests about technical excellence on the way to the final.
Dahiya was defeated by Tigreros Urbano Colombia (13-2) in his opening and then beat Bulgaria Georgi Valentinov Vangelov (14-4).
He is now only the fifth Indian wrestler who won the Olympic medal after KD Jadhav, Sushil Kamar, Yogeshwar Dutt and Sakshi Malik.
Jadhav has been the first Indian wrestler and also the first individual Olympic medalist when he won the bronze during the Helsinki 1952 match which makes it the only Indian athlete with two individual Olympic medals.
Achievement since then has now been matched by the Shuttler PV Sindhu.
In the same 2012 2012 game edition, Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze.
Sakshi Malik became the first Indian female wrestler to win the Olympic medal when he took a bronze in the Rio 2016 game.
It could be a game of rivers for Indian wrestling with Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia also in conflict.
Watch Ravi Dahiya Pin Sanayev to invade the Olympic final, convincingly at least a silver medal