"Insane comeback": Twitter salutes Ravi Dahiya as he reverses 9-2 deficit to confirm silver medal for India

Ravi Kumar Dahiya pulled off a stunning comeback to guarantee India its 4th medal at the Olympics. The Indian grappler beat Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev to move into the finals. He came back from 7 points down to beat his opponent and register the win. Here's more on what happened during the thrilling bout.

🥇MEDAL ASSURED🥈Ravi Kumar has won the Semi-final round in Wrestling - MFS 57kg category and has qualified for the finals#Wrestling #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #Cheer4India #TeamIndia #IND pic.twitter.com/N5tIkUNXCB

— Sportskeeda India (@Sportskeeda) August 4, 2021

Ravi Kumar comes back from behind to secure a win

Ravi Kumar Dahiya came into the Olympics ranked third in his category. The Indian has been in good form in international competitions and has replicated the same at the Olympics. Having won his previous bouts with technical superiority, he was the favorite to win this semi-final encounter as well.

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However, Nurislam didn't let Ravi take the win easily. Nurislam's brilliant move in the second round helped him take a huge lead. Going into the final 2 minutes, Ravi needed to do something special if he wanted to make it to the next round.

He did exactly that as he executed a stunning wrestling move to pin down his opponent and secure a win in the semifinals. Ravi Kumar will now face Zavur Uguev in the finals tomorrow.

Fans react to Ravi Kumar Dahiya's stunning win in the semis

The whole of India watched the game with hope and excitement. They were definitely not disappointed as the bout was a wrestling spectacle. Ravi Kumar's win has added more joy to India after an already splendid day. The grappler has all the tools needed to secure the win in the finals. If he secures gold, it will be India's first one in 13 years

Fans poured in with messages of love and appreciation for his stunning performance and wished him the best for the finals.

One of the finest and most dramatic comeback by Ravi Kumar Dahiya!India is confirmed of another Olympic medal as Ravi is through to the 57kg FINAL in men's #Wrestlingat #Tokyo2020 #Cheer4India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/8dn6VdFKhk

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 4, 2021

#Wrestling: RAVIIIII KUMARRRRRRRRRRR!!! Ravi advances to the final... MEDAL COMING BOYS! pic.twitter.com/M9vJ2JOk8R

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 4, 2021

Magnificent ! Incredible !Ravi Kumar Dahiya advances to the 57kg FINAL in men's wrestlingAnother medal confirmed for India 🇮🇳 at the #Olympics pic.twitter.com/InKhu0Jngi

— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) August 4, 2021

What an incredible performance by Ravi to comeback. He was trailing 9-2 and then ticked down the Uzbekistan athlete. Massive.. silver confirmed. #Wrestling #Tokyo2020

— Abhijit Deshmukh (@iabhijitdesh) August 4, 2021

Faad !Faad !What a brilliant win by Ravi Kumar Dahiya to qualify for the semifinal. Him along with #DeepakPunia real contenders now. #Tokyo2020 #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/adiPZFAgcD#DeepakPunia

— Ashutosh Bajpayee (@Ashutos41597019) August 4, 2021

#Wrestling #Olympics #Cheer4India Ravi kumar advances to final for gold medal. Wow #Tokyo2020 #RaviKumarDahiya pic.twitter.com/bcO1a9aFv8

— Re-Discovered Man (@bangbangstarts) August 4, 2021

What a comeback! Ravi Kumar Dahiya advances to the 57kg FINAL in men's wrestlingAnother medal confirmed for 🇮🇳 at the #Olympics #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/qhwoe2LdGi

— Col Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 4, 2021

Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Wow, what a comeback!!From 9-3 down to winning the match in last minute - Arise and Applaud everyone!Into the finals of Olympics, onto Gold medal!#Wrestling pic.twitter.com/Wguk8cTNiO

— Vishal Verma (@VishalVerma_9) August 4, 2021

BREAKING: Awesome performance and comeback! Medal assured for Ravi Kumar Dahiya in #wrestling at #Tokyo2020 Now go for gold! 👏🏽🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/1x6mK746V1

— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 4, 2021

Wow. Ravi Kumar Dahiya 🇮🇳 beats Nurislam Sanayev 🇰🇿 in Men's Freestyle (57 kg) #Wrestling Semifinals. Into the FINALS! Silver 🥈 confirmed. Hunt on for Gold 🥇

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) August 4, 2021

Two of our National Hero and Wrestler Deepak Punia & Ravi Dahiya win their matches to enter into Semi Finals, increasing potential of more Medals and Glory for Nation. #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/WzEJwqVjAK

— Sudhir Mungantiwar (@SMungantiwar) August 4, 2021

Ravi Kumar has confirmed a medal for #TeamIndia in #Wrestling in #Tokyo2020 #Olympics after qualifying into the final.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 4, 2021

Ravi Dahiya will wrestle for gold. He comes back from 2-9 down to pin Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan in the SF of the 57kg freestyle wrestling category at Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/AqXZEqrT5N

— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 4, 2021

Whoa! Ravi Kumar Dahiya has done it; wins the semifinal bout in style and is through to the 57kg Final in men's #wrestling at #Tokyo2020 . What an impressive performance, take a bow!#Olympics #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/0Qbt0KuO0n

— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) August 4, 2021

Ravi Dahiya came back from 2-9 down to make it to the finals woah! 🔥 GO FOR GOLD. Congratulations 🙌🥳🥳🥳🥳#Tokyo2020 #Wrestling #Olympics pic.twitter.com/NL2rDbb8tF

— M K C (@Mahesh_BN_) August 4, 2021

Ravi Kumar Dahiya Remember the Name Dahiya won by knocking out his Russian opponent after trailing 2-9 just before 90 seconds left in the gameOUT STANDING#Wrestling #TokyoOlympics2020 #Tokyo2020 #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/EdUVxkWlin

— Mogambo ✪ ❄️ (@UberHandle) August 4, 2021

Good news has come for India from the wrestling ring of Tokyo Olympics. Indian wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia have made it to the semi-finals. Congratulating both.#cheer4India #IND #Tokyo2020

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 4, 2021