Indian free style wrestler Ravi Dahiya won Silver medal in Tokyo Olympics on Thursday after Indian Men Hockey team wins Bronze

India has today won another Silver medal in wrestling in Tokyo Olympics bagged by none other than Indian free style wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya who had in 2019 won the Bronze medal in World Wrestling championship in the 57 kg category.

Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya has raised the India flag high today, winning the Silver after being defeated by Zavur Uguev of Russia with 4-7.

However, he is credited for becoming the second Indian wrestler to secure the Silver medal in Olympic games but Vinesh Phogat couldn’t fair well as his dream came crushing down after his exit from the quarter finals with Deepak Punia too losing a Bronze in the last ten seconds of his play off bout on Thursday losing to Belarus’ Vanesa Kaladinskaya in the 53 kg catagory.

However, young wrestler Ashu Malik with bad luck could not make it bowing out of the 57 kg competition losing to young Russian wrestler Valeria Koblova.

According to the latest tally of Indian medals so far we’ve won two silver and three Bronze medals with no gold.

On Thursday India won two medals, a Bronze by Indian Men Hockey team and Silver by Indian free style wrestler Ravi Dahiya in the 57 kg catagory wrestling.

So far Mira Chanu of Manipur has won a Silver on the first day of Olympics in 49 kg catagory Weight lifting followed by Loveleena Borgohai of Assam winning Bronze with prominent shuttler PV Sindhu also winning a Bronze in badminton.

The Indian Men’s Hockey team win the Bronze after 41 years with prime minister Narendra Modi telephonically congratulating them on Thursday. Ravi Dahiya, the Indian free style wrestler won the Bronze in 57 kg catagory bringing laurels for the nation.

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