Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya opened up about his sporting journey and future plans in wrestling.

Hours after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 gram overweight, three Olympic medallists - Ravi Dahiya, Saina Nehwal and Vijender Singh - told NDTV that they were astonished at the development

Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya -- both Tokyo Games medallists -- were on Sunday eliminated from the race for the Paris Olympics qualification.

Ravi Dahiya crashed out in the first round of wrestling selection trials for the Asian Games.

The move has irked the government, which provides financial assistance to the wrestlers under Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) to support their preparation and training.

The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was formed on January 23 to investigate into the claims made by country's top wrestlers

The announcement also stated that the government will bear the entire expense of the wrestlers travelling to Croatia for the tournament

Top Indian wrestlers called off their protest following second round of meeting with union sports minister Anurag Thakur that ended after midnight on Saturday

Ravi Dahiya lost by technical superiority (10-0) to Uzbekistan's Gulomjon Abdullaev in a one-sided bout.

The Indian team was picked after selection trials at SAI Training Centres in Lucknow and Sonepat on Monday and Tuesday.