Tokyo: India’s newest wrestling star Ravi Kumar Dahiya added to the country’s celebration by picking up an impressive silver in the men’s 57 kg division on his Olympic debut in Tokyo on Thursday.

Dahiya lost the final to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev of Russian Olympic Committee to sign off with a silver, which was only the second ever by an Indian wrestler.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the wrestler for winning a silver medal at the Olympic Games and said his fighting spirit and tenacity are outstanding.

Gracious in defeat, the young Indian wrestler said perhaps he deserved only a silver medal at the Olympics at this stage and will strive to get better to complete the unfinished task of winning a gold at the 2024 Paris Games. The 23-year-old Dahiya said a silver medal will never give him satisfaction even though his performance would mean a lot for Indian wrestling.