Ravi Dahiya, who aced in the wrestling match and sealed a medal for India, becomes a hope for people in his village. It took an Olympic medal for him to bring electricity and water for people living in Nahri village.
He has secured a silver for India and gold is promised as he advances to the gold medal match in the freestyle category.
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Nahri village, in Haryana with almost 15000 people, is praying for his success, as his win would also be a win for development in the village.
His father, Rakesh told Times of India, “I hope his medal brings 24×7 electricity supply and proper roads. We would like to believe that my son’s medal will bring development to the village. I am happy for his success. I am confident he will come back home with gold.
#WATCH | Haryana: Family members & neighbours of Ravi Kumar Dahiya in Sonipat stand up in joy as soon as he does his winning move in the Wrestling, Men’s 57kg Freestyle Semi-finals, against Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev in Tokyo #Olympics pic.twitter.com/oqgNS3CGbN
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2021
The village receives two hours of electricity in the morning and six in the evening. But, for Ravi’s matches, his semifinal bout at 2 pm, when the village has no electricity.
The local district administration made special arrangements for an uninterrupted power supply to ensure villagers could watch the action live from the Tokyo Olympics.
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His father also says, “Now that a medal has come. I am sure a hospital will come up soon. The village folk are still waiting for a regular supply of drinking water and electricity. I am sure things will change now.”
We hope the village does benefit from his success. We wish him the best.