Sushil Kumar takes Olympic-bound Ravi Dahiya under his tutelage amid lockdown

By   - 27/05/2020

On February 22, fans cheers reached a crescendo at K.D. Jadhav stadium when Ravi Kumar Dahiya clinched the gold medal at the Asian Championship in New Delhi. The wrestler had thumped Tajikistan’s Hikmatullo Vohidov 10- on technical superiority. All of this happened a month before India entered into a nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak. Just like others, Dahiya too anxiously waits for things to get normal and return to training. Until then he is training at individually at Chhatrasal akhara under the guidance of twin Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar.

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Learning from the best

Whenever there will be a table discussion for who is India’s greatest wrestler, Sushil will always find the number one spot in it. His deeds on the mat are so legendary that whenever a boy or girl decides to take up the sport their mother tells them “be like Sushil Kumar”. And it was no different for 22-year-old Ravi Dahiya.

“He is no less than a myth. It is very difficult to win one Olympic medal and he has two. He won his first Olympic medal when I was just 11. He never misses his training no matter the situation. It is an inspiration to all the young wrestlers,” Dahiya says.

The grappler will be playing his first Olympics when the games land in Tokyo next year. He confirmed India’s quota in 57kg freestyle after winning bronze at the Nur-Sultan world championships. With one year to go, Dahiya is now learning the “art of wrestling” from his senior-counterpart.

“He comes and trains with us in the morning and evening. Post-training, he would give me tips on how to keep improving my techniques. Leg-defence has always been a concern for Indian wrestlers. And now, with time as our ally, he is helping me improve it. He would personally demonstrate the moves to us keeping social distance,” the Asian champion told WrestlingTV.

Expectations of 1.3bn Indian fans

Dahiya is amongst the brightest hopes for a medal at the Olympics. But the expectations of 1.3bn fans can be a lot for the young wrestler. However, Sushil’s guidance on how to the handle pressure has helped Dahiya on many occasions including his triumphant campaign at the Asian Championship.

”When you don the blue and orange singlet, there is always pressure to win it for the country. India has given us a lot and now is our chance to give it back. And that is my aim, to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Sushil Pahelwanji (wrestler) talks to us about handling pressure and it has been a big help for me and Deepak Punia when competing in major tournaments. Now, I am training hard for the Summer Games,” he sighed off.

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