Indian Wrestling Heros

RAVI DHAIYA In the Nahri village of Haryana, India, on December 12, 1997, wrestler Ravi Dahiya was born. He is a freestyle wrestler who participates in the 57 kg weight division. Over his career, he has received various medals and honours. At the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships, where he earned a silver medal, Ravi Dahiya first rose to attention. He then went on to earn a bronze medal in the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, making history as the first Indian wrestler to do so. Ravi Dahiya, just the second Indian wrestler to earn a silver medal in the Olympics after Sushil Kumar, took home the silver medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling competition at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. He persevered through several challenging battles to reach the championship event, but he fell just short to Russian wrestler Zavur Uguev. Ravi Dahiya has received a number of accolades in addition to his athletic accomplishments. One of India's greatest athletic accolades, the coveted

  BAJARANG PUNIA Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia was born on February 26, 1994, in the town of Khudan in the Indian state of Haryana. He is one of India's most accomplished wrestlers and has received several awards throughout his career. Punia participates as a freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg weight division. At the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Championships, he garnered a number of medals. At the 2018 Asian Games, the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the 2019 World Championships, he took home gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively. A bronze medal was also earned by him at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships. Punia's greatest accomplishment was winning a silver medal in the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. At the same competition in 2019, he also took home a bronze medal. Bajrang Punia has received a number of accolades in addition to his athletic accomplishments. In addition to the Padma Shri award, one of India's highest civ

  GEETA PHOGAT Geeta Phogat, a retired Indian wrestler, was born on December 15, 1988, in the Indian hamlet of Balali, in the state of Haryana. She has won several more medals and honours during her career and is the first Indian woman wrestler to earn a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Freestyle wrestler Phogat has earned a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games as well as two gold medals at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in 2009 and 2011. She also took home bronze and silver medals from the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships and the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, respectively. Geeta Phogat was coached by her father, Mahavir Singh Phogat, who is a well-known wrestling instructor and hails from a line of wrestlers. The Bollywood film "Dangal," which follows the development of her father and his daughters, including Geeta Phogat, become great wrestlers, has a depiction of her life. Geeta Phogat has received a number of accolades in addition to h

  YOGESHWAR DUTT Yogeshwar Dutt, a retired Indian wrestler, was born in the Indian state of Haryana on November 2, 1982. He is one of the greatest Indian wrestlers of all time and has received several awards throughout his career. For his accomplishments in freestyle wrestling, Dutt is most recognised. He became just the third Indian wrestler to earn an Olympic medal when he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg division at the 2012 London Olympics. A gold medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medalist at the 2010 Asian Games, he has also won a number of medals at these competitions as well as at the World Championships. Yogeshwar Dutt has received many honours and accolades in addition to his sports accomplishments. In addition to the Padma Shri award, one of India's highest civilian accolades, he has received the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna medal, the country's top sports distinction. Yogeshwar Dutt ended his career as a professional wrestler in 2018, yet

  1. SUSHIL KUMAR Sushil Kumar is a retired Indian wrestler who has won numerous medals and accolades in his career. He was born on May 26, 1983, in a small village called Baprola in the Indian state of Haryana. Sushil Kumar is best known for his achievements in the sport of wrestling, specifically in the freestyle wrestling category. He has won two Olympic medals - a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics. He has also won several gold medals in international events such as the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Championships. In addition to his sporting achievements, Sushil Kumar has also been honored with several awards and recognitions. He has been awarded the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, which is India's highest sporting honor, and the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards, which are some of the highest civilian honors in India. Sushil Kumar is considered one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of Indian