Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya had to pull out of the ongoing Bishkek Ranking Series 2023 due to a knee injury on Sunday.
The news came through a statement released by the United World Wrestling which read,
According to the Indian coaching staff, the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist injured his knee while warming up and won’t compete in Bishkek.
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Dahiya last competed in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham where he won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg category.
Ahead of the Bishkek Ranking Series he went to a new weight category and was supposed to compete in the 61kg.
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