Gracious in defeat, young Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya on Thursday said perhaps he deserved only a Silver medal at the Olympics at this stage and will strive to get better to complete the unfinished task of winning a Gold at the 2024 Paris Games.
Speaking after his 57kg final, the 23-year-old Dahiya said a Silver medal will never give him satisfaction even though his performance would mean a lot for Indian wrestling.
“I did not come to Tokyo for a Silver medal. It will not give me satisfaction. Maybe this time I deserved only a Silver because Uguev was a better wrestler today,” Dahiya said.
“I could not achieve what I wanted to.”
“His (Uguev) style was very good. I just could not find a way to play my game. I don’t know what I could have done. He wrestled very smartly,” the two-time reigning Asian champion added.