Olympic silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya bags gold medal in 57 kg weight category in wrestling
Commonwealth Games 2022: Ravi Kumar Dahiya bags gold medal in 57 kg weight category in wrestling. While addressing media, he said that he will try to win a gold medal for India in the world championship.
Meanwhile, he defeated Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday.
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Dahiya is tenth to win gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2022
While addressing media, Ravi said that, "I came here with the goal of winning a gold medal for the country and achieved it. My next target is World Championship and I will try to win a gold medal for the country there also."
Dahiya won the gold medal match on technical superiority with 10-0 margin. The match lasted two minutes and 16 seconds.
The Indian wrestler was extremely dominant in the first period and did not let his opponent score. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist was at the top of his game in the final as he took 8-0 lead in the first period by pinning and rolling his opponent out of the ring.
So far, Indian athletes have won 40 medals, 13 golds, 11 silvers and 16 bronze, at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
-PTC News with ANI inputs