New Delhi: Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya clinched a gold medal in the Asian Wrestling Championships that is being played at the KD Jadhav Wrestling Hall in New Delhi on Saturday.
Ravi outclassed Tajikistan's Hikmatullo Vohidov 10-0 in the final bout of the 57kg category.
Ravi defeated world champion Yuki Takahashi in his first match and later also secured a win over two-time world champion Nurislam Sanayev 7-2 to set up a summit bout against Vohidov.
Ravi was the sole winner in Asian Wrestling Championships Earlier, ace wrestler Bajrang Punia settled for a silver medal after losing the final bout.
In the 65kg category final, Punia faced a 10-2 defeat at the hands of Japan's Takuto Otoguro. This is India's third silver medal of the day after Satyawart Kadiyan and Gourav Baliyan lost their respective final bouts.
In the 97kg category, Kadiyan lost to Iran's Mojtaba Mohammadshafie Goleij 10-0 in the final. The Iranian opponent had the upper hand in the match and clinched the gold medal.
In 79 kg category, Baliyan faced a defeat at the hands of Kyrgyzstan's Arsalan Budazhapov 5-7 in the closely fought bout. With the win, Budazhapov bagged the gold medal while Balyan settled for silver.
While in the 70kg category, Naveen conceded a 12-1 defeat to Uzbekistan's Meirzhan Ashirov in the bronze medal match.
