Wrestler Ravi Dahiya to miss wrestling World Championships

New Delhi, August 25

Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya says he has decided to give the upcoming wrestling World Championships a miss since he did not get time to prepare for the selection trials that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is organising next week to pick the Indian team for the prestigious tournament.

The WFI will conduct trials on Tuesday for the Worlds, set to be held in Oslo, Norway, from October 2-10.

Dahiya and other Games medallists have been hopping from one state to another for the numerous felicitation functions.

“I don’t want to be on the mat unprepared. What’s the point in competing without enough practice. So, I have to miss the World Championships,” the soft-spoken Dahiya told PTI. “I will try to compete in one or two tournaments before the season ends,” he said. — PTI

3 Indians in finals of Asian jr boxing

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