Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE – Ravi Dahiya Wrestling LIVE: Ravi Kumar Dahiya has defeated Bulgaria’s Vangelov Georgi Valentinov in the quarterfinals 14-4 on technical superiority. He will face Kazakhstan’s Sanayev Nurislam in the semifinals. Along with Bajrang Punia if someone is a big hope for a medal for India in Wrestling i.e Ravi Kumar Dahiya. Dahiya seeded No. 4th at Tokyo will start his medal quest against in the freestyle 57kg category event. Two times Asian champion Dahiya has got a great draw and should reach Semi-Finals without any trouble – Follow all LIVE Updates of Dahiya vs Urbano LIVE on wrestlingtv.in
Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Big medal hope & World No. 3 Ravi Dahiya vs Bulgaria’s Vangelov Georgi Valentinov quarterfinals:
@9:36 AM: Another win on technical superiority sees Ravi Dahiya in the semifinals. He will face Kazakhstan’s Sanayev Nurislam.
@9:34 AM: 2nd period
- Ravi leads 6-0 and looks comfortable against the Bulgaria Vangelov Georgi
- Ravi takes 2 more points, he leads 8-0
- Valentinov takes down Ravi to take 2 points. Ravi still leads 8-2.
- Great defense by both the wrestlers in the 2nd period.
- 10-2 for Ravi! He takes down the Bulgarian again!
- 8 points lead for Ravi. He is dominating the Bulgarian. 2 more points for technical superirorit
@9:30 AM: We are underway. 1st period
- Ravi is trying his best to get a grip on the Bulgarian.
- Great takedown by Ravi! He leads 2-0
- Another takedown by Ravi. He takes 2 more points. Leads 4-0.
- 2 more points for Ravi! 6-0 with 3 maneuvers.
@8:40 AM: Ravi Dahiya will face Bulgaria’s Vangelov Georgi Valentinov. Stay tuned for live updates
Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Big medal hope & World No. 3 Ravi Dahiya starts his Olympic medal quest, Follow Dahiya vs Urbano in the Last 16 battle live
@8:26 AM: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins 13-2 on technical superiority against Colombian Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano. He will now face Bulgaria’s Vangelov Georgi Valentinov in the quarterfinals.
@8:22 AM: 2nd Period
- Great move by Ravi again, he takes a 3 points lead. Takes down the Colombian and wins 2 points.
- 7 points lead now for Ravi. He is dominating the Colombian. Leads 9-2 as he takes 6 back-to-back points.
- Lead extended to 11-2. Needs 1 more point for technical superiority
@8:18 AM: 1st Period
- Great start by Ravi. He earned 2 points early.
- Good comeback by the Colombian, he tried to pin Ravi. Gets 2 points.
- Ravi wins 1st period late 3-2
@8:17 AM: We are underway with the 1st period
@8:14 AM: Bulgaria’s Valentinov won by technical superiority 11-0. He will take on the winner between Ravi Dahiya and Oscar Eduardo
@8:10 AM: Ravi Dahiya will play after the current match between Algeria and Bulgaria will get over.
@8:02 AM: Ravi Dahiya will be fighting on MAT A.
@8:00 AM: We are ready to bring you live updates as World No. 3 Ravi Dahiya takes on Colombia’s Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano in the freestyle 57kg category event.
Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE – Ravi Dahiya Wrestling LIVE: Know about Ravi Dahiya’s 1st Round Opponent –
Dahiya came to limelight with a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the 57kg category and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
Having recently won 2 golds at the Asian Wrestling Championships, Almaty, 2021, and in New Delhi, 2020, Ravi Kumar Dahiya had beaten European Champion Arsen Harutyunyan in the round of 16 and Japan’s Yuki Takahashi in the quarterfinals to earn a place in the Tokyo Olympics.
On the contrary his 24 year old Colombian opponent Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano big break came when he won the silver in the men’s 57 kgs Pan American Championships in 2019 – Dahiya should not face too many problems in winning the opening bout.
RAVI KUMAR Dahiya – Olympic Draws
- ROUND of 16 vs Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano
- Quarterfinals LIKELY Opponent – Georgi VANGELOV (BUL) – A successful wrestler at the age-group level, proved his worth at the European Qualifiers by finishing in the top two to qualify for the Tokyo Games. He defeated Islam BAZARGANOV (AZE) in the semifinal to win the spot. In the final, he lost to Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM). Apart from being the Bulgarian champion, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Individual World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Semi-Finals Likely Opponent: Stevan MICIC – he is top seed for Tokyo Olympics. He is an American-born Serbian wrestler. He competed for the USA until 2016 and later switched to Serbia in 2018, winning two bronze medals at the European Championships. He qualified for the Olympics by virtue of his fifth-place finish at the 2019 World Championships.
- Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Ravi Kumar (IND) vs Tigreros Urbano (COL) LIVEKnow Ravi Kumar’s 1st Round opponent & Draw
Ravi Kumar will face Colombia’s Tigreros Urbano. Urbano finished 9th in the World Championships in Kazakhstan in 2019. Most recently, he ranked 8th in the Pan American Championships held in Canada in 2020. His brother John Fredy has competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the national level in Colombia.
Going by form, Ravi should not face any difficulty getting past Tigreros Urbano and reaching the semi-finals. If he wins his opener against the Colombian then he will take on either Algeria’s Abdelhak Kherabache or Georgi Valentinov Vangelov from Bulgaria.
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