The Wrestling silver medalist, Ravi Dahiya, won’t be able to try out for the Paris Olympics in 2024. The Wrestling Federation of India has decided not to have final trials that would let him qualify for the games.
Ravi Dahiya had his expectations shattered after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided to not conduct the final trial for the Paris Olympics 2024. The decision was made on May 21 that effectively put an end Dahiya’s hopes for competing in the Men’s 57 Kg category at the upcoming olympic games.
The six wrestlers who qualified in the earlier trials would now be representing India at Paris Olympics which include Antim Panghal (53 Kg), Anshu Malik (57 Kg),Aman Sehrawat (57 kg), Nisha Dahiya (68 kg) and Aman Sehrawat (57 Kg).
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With minutes running out, India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya did what he knows best to secure a place in the final at the Tokyo Olympics!#Wrestling | #StrongerTogether | #Tokyo2020 | @ravidahiya60 pic.twitter.com/jy1W3X3ZWT
The WFI previously decided to have a final trial to take place and select the athletes for the Olympic team, with top four finishers from the last trials playing against each other. The winners from these selected ones would then be challenging the quota winners to enter into the upcoming olympics.
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Ravi Kumar Dahiya had a fantastic Tokyo 2020 as he became only the second Indian wrestler to win an individual 🥈 at the Olympics.#Wrestling | @FederationWrest pic.twitter.com/C4VYmVESXT
However, it was later decided that these trials would not take place because of less time and the practice sessions that the qualifiers need to have before the paris olympics. It was met with mixed reactions with a few fans supporting and others arguing against it.
Some people felt that the final trial could have been a golden chance for the athletes like Dahiya to play in the olympics, however the decision did not come into Dahiya’s favor and he had to crush all his hopes.
