Confident of profitable World C’ship gold, says wrestler Ravi Dahiya

Olympic silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya has now set his sights on profitable gold medals on the upcoming World Championships and the postponed Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China subsequent 12 months.

He is at the moment coaching in Russia to organize for the World Championships, which can start in Belgrade from September 10.

“My only aim in life as a sports person is to bring laurels to my country and my immediate goals are to win gold medals at the World Championship and the Asian Games,” Dahiya, who received the gold medal within the 57kg class on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, mentioned in a launch.

The 24-year-old Indian left for Russia final month together with his coach Arun Kumar and has been coaching with the Russian wrestlers and coaches on the academy in Vladikavkaz, the identical place the place Olympic gold medalist Zaurbek Sidakov trains. The Indian has put in some invaluable coaching time on the academy and is raring to face the upcoming challenges.

“For me, the high expectations of my fans is actually their love and support towards me and only motivates me to do better. There is no pressure on me to perform,” mentioned Dahiya, who had claimed a bronze medal within the final World Championships in 2019