Tokyo Olympics 2020: Medal assured as Ravi Kumar Dahiya enters 57kg freestyle final in Wrestling

India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya fought extremely hard and staged an incredible fight back reach the final of the Men's 57kg freestyle category in Wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics.

Dahiya from Nihar in Haryana won all three rounds on Wednesday to reach the gold medal round which will be played on Thursday. He has assured the country of a silver medal after he beat Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev in a dramatic manner despite trailing 9-2 at one point. 

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Celebrations broke out in Ravi's village in Haryana as his family celebrated the success of the wrestler who has the chance to become the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic Gold. 

Meanwhile, in the Men's 96kg category, India's Deepak Punia lost in the semifinal and will fight for a bronze medal on Thursday. In women's Anshu Malik will be in contention for Bronze medal via Repechage in 57kg freestyle.