Delhi govt school to be renamed after Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya

NEW DELHI: A Delhi government school in

Adarsh Nagar

area will now be renamed after its alumnus and Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya, deputy chief minister

Manish Sisodia

announced on Tuesday.


"Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya was today welcomed at his school in Adarsh Nagar. It was an emotional moment for his teachers. The government has decided that the school will now be named as

Ravi Dahiya Bal Vidyalaya

," Sisodia tweeted.

Dahiya (23) made his debut in

Tokyo Olympics 2020

and won a silver medal in wrestling. He is the second Indian to get a silver medal in wrestling at the Olympic.