Olympics 2020: Know silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya's career highlights in photos

When Mirabai Chanu won silver for weightlifting on the very second day of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, it seemed that Indian athletes were ready to create some history at the Games. Ravi Kumar Dahiya's win against Kazakhstan wrestler Sanayev Nurislam ensured a silver medal for the country. The star from Nahri village of Haryana defeated him by fall to advance to the finals and made the Indian wrestling proud again. This is the motivational story of Ravi Kumar, the boy from Nahri who rose to the Olympic Podium. With seven medal winners, India had the best medal tally in its history of the Games.

In This Pic : Ravi Kumar Dahiya

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Ravi Kumar Dahiya was born in 1997 and hails from the village of Nahri in Sonipat district, Haryana. The state churned out some of the best sportspersons including Olympics 2020 bronze medallist Bajrang Punia, the Phogat sisters and Yogeshwar Dutt.

In This Pic : Ravi Kumar Dahiya, 2020 Tokyo Olympics

It was no surprise that Dahiya too would come out as best.

In This Pic : Ravi Kumar Dahiya, 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Ravi Kumar Dahiya is the latest find who now has an added feather of being an Olympic medallist.

In This Pic : Ravi Kumar Dahiya, 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Wrestling runs in Dahiya's blood. Ravi Kumar's father used to wrestle in youth, but he was more impressed by his uncle Rajesh Dahiya's muscular build who is currently serving as the Assistant Commandant in BSF Rajasthan.

In This Pic : Ravi Kumar Dahiya, 2020 Tokyo Olympics