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WRESTLING
1) Deepak Punia - Current sensation in the world of Wrestling, this 20-year-old chap from Jhajjar, Haryana secured the Olympic quota for India in 86kg freestyle category by winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Unfortunately, he was not able to compete in the title clash due to his leg injury. Ranked No. 1 in the world in his weight category, Deepak became the first Indian in 18 years to win a World Junior Championships title, he also won the Cadet World Championships in 2016 and a bronze in 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships.
2) Vinesh Phogat - On 18th September 2019, Vinesh, a former Olympian and a two time Commonwealth Games gold medalist became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by virtue of her top-six finish in women's 53kg freestyle category at World Championships. She also won the bronze medal after pinning the 2 time World Championships medalist Maria Prevolaraki of Greece. For her outstanding contributions to Indian sports, Vinesh was presented with Arjuna Award in 2016 and was nominated for Padma Shri in 2018 by the Sports Authority of India. She is also the World No. 2 in her weight category.
3) Bajrang Punia - Ace grappler, Bajrang became the second Indian after Vinesh to seal the Olympic quota by winning the bronze medal in men's 65kg freestyle category. This was his third medal at the World Championships level, he had won a silver medal last year and a bronze in the 2013 edition in Budapest. Ranked No. 2 in the world in 65kg, Bajrang defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia 8-7 in a thrilling encounter to seal a podium finish. Reigning Asian and Commonwealth Champion, Punia was awarded India's highest sporting honor, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2019.
4) Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Ravi Kumar secured the Olympic quota for the nation in men's 57kg freestyle category after stunning reigning Asian Champion Reza Atri Nagarchi of Iran. En-route semis he shocked some of the big names in this category which includes Arsen HaHarutunyan fromrmenia who is also the current European champion and World Champion from 2017 and No. 3 Japanese wrestler, Yuki Takahashi. He eventually lost to reigning world champion Zaur Uguev of Russia by a narrow margin of 4-6.
