This veteran player worried about postponement of Tokyo Olympics
This veteran player worried about postponement of Tokyo Olympics
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Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar (57 kg) has also suffered the loss of advancing Tokyo Olympics one year. Asian champion Ravi was in tremendous form at the moment and at the end of the Olympics he was going to leave 57 kg weight class and go to more weight. Due to the length, they are having difficulty in this weight class. He has to lose up to four kilos before competition. Due to this, he was determined to change the weight after the Olympics. Now he has to change plans. He believes that this is a problem, but apart from this, he has no choice. The challenge is to maintain a weight of 57 kg for the next year and a half.

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Will leave sweet, keep control over food: Ravi clarifies that he has the advantage of length in wrestling, but due to this, there is difficulty in losing weight. Till the Olympics, he not only have to control his food but also have to sacrifice sweets. Losing weight is part of the wrestler's life. Everyone has to be two-four with this painful process. If the Olympics were to happen in time, he had good opportunities. He is currently at Chhatrasal Stadium and is practicing a little bit. He hopes that he will get the form for the Olympics next year as well.

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There is problem in weight loss: 24-year-old Ravi's length is still increasing. His length is more than 170 cm. Freestyle team chief coach Jagminder believes that if a wrestler is tall and his body is full, he does not have trouble in losing weight, but the body of a long wrestler of less weight is not full. It is very difficult to lose weight. It is the same with Ravi. Coach believes that Ravi will have to work hard to maintain weight for a year and a half.

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