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Umlingla to Chang La: A look at highest motorable roads in the world — In Pics
UPDATED : Aug 06 2021, 14:27 IST
From Umlingla to Chang La, we take a look at the top 10 world’s highest motorable roads in the world.
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Umlingla to Chang La: A look at highest motorable roads in the world — In Pics
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2 /11 Umlingla Pass, India (5,883 mtrs or 19,300 feet): BRO has built the world’s highest motorable road at Umling La in Eastern Ladakh connecting Chisumle and Demchok villages. The construction was started in 2017 and is built at the height of 19,300 feet. Credit: Twitter/BROindia
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3 /11 Uturuncu, Bolivia (5,777 mtrs or 18,953 feet): Built at an amazing height of 18953 feet, road to Uturuncu is second highest motorable road in the world and is situated in Bolivia’s Potosi region. Credit: www.volcano.si.edu
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4 /11 Mana Pass, India (5,610 mtrs or 18,406 feet): Mana Pass or Dungri La is located at India and Tibet border. This place is not easily accessible as one needs to take early permission from Army to visit. Credit: Instagram/realroadaddict
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5 /11 Marsimik La, India (5,777 mtrs or 18,953 feet): Built at a staggering height of 18,313 feet Marisimik La Ladakh, also called Lankar La, is another biker’s paradise located in Ladakh. Credit: www.ladakhdekho com
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6 /11 Semo La Central, Tibet (5,565 mtrs or 18,358 feet): Semo La is a mountain pass situated in Tibet’s Coqen County, Ngari area. Reportedly, this pass is majorly used by the travellers visiting Mount Kailash. Credit: www.motogpsroutes.com
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7 /11 Photila Pass, Ladakh (5,565 mtrs or 18,358 feet): Photila pass is located in south-eastern Ladakh region and is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 5,564 mtrs or 18,358 feet. Credit: Kaushik Shil
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8 /11 Donghkha La, India (5,486 mtrs or 17,999 feet): Described it as the most treacherous pass that he had ever traversed, Dongkha La is situated in North Sikkim. Credit: Instagram/debrittojohn
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9 /11 Kaksang La, India (5,438 mtrs or 17,841 feet): Kaksang La is a high mountain pass located in Ladakh at as astounding elevation of 17, 841 feet. Credit: Flicker/pikesonbikes
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10 /11 Suge La, Lhasa (5,430 mtrs or 17,815 feet): At an elevation of 17,815 feet above the sea level, Suge La is a high mountain pass located in the Nyenchen Dangla Mountains in Lhasa. Credit: Petr Liska - gigaplaces com
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11 /11 Chang La Ladakh, India (5,360 mtrs or 17,586 feet): Not many know that Chang La pass in Ladakh is higher than most popular Khardungla pass and rounds off the top 10 list of ‘World’s highest motorable road in the World’. Credit: www.jktdc.co.in
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Indian women's hockey team finishes 4th at Olympics after losing to Great Britain; See match pics!
UPDATED : Aug 06 2021, 12:15 IST
The history-making Indian women's hockey team's dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off match at the ongoing Games. The Indian women had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time.
![Indian women\'s hockey team finishes 4th at Olympics after losing to Great Britain; See match pics!]( "Indian women\'s hockey team finishes 4th at Olympics after losing to Great Britain; See match pics!")
1 /8 Indian women's hockey team finishes 4th at Olympics after losing to Great Britain; See match pics!
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![The history-making Indian women\'s hockey team\'s dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off match at the ongoing Games. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The history-making Indian women\'s hockey team\'s dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off match at the ongoing Games. Credit: PTI Photo")
2 /8 The history-making Indian women's hockey team's dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off match at the ongoing Games. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The Indian women had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The Indian women had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time. Credit: PTI Photo")
3 /8 The Indian women had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The Indians played their hearts out and overcame a two-goal deficit to lead 3-2 at half time. But a desperate Great Britain gave their everything in the second half and scored two goals to snatch the match from India\'s hands. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The Indians played their hearts out and overcame a two-goal deficit to lead 3-2 at half time. But a desperate Great Britain gave their everything in the second half and scored two goals to snatch the match from India\'s hands. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /8 The Indians played their hearts out and overcame a two-goal deficit to lead 3-2 at half time. But a desperate Great Britain gave their everything in the second half and scored two goals to snatch the match from India's hands. Credit: PTI Photo
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![India scored three goals in a span of five minutes through Gurjit Kaur (25th, 26th minutes) and Vandana Katariya (29th) to stun Great Britain. Credit: PTI Photo]( "India scored three goals in a span of five minutes through Gurjit Kaur (25th, 26th minutes) and Vandana Katariya (29th) to stun Great Britain. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /8 India scored three goals in a span of five minutes through Gurjit Kaur (25th, 26th minutes) and Vandana Katariya (29th) to stun Great Britain. Credit: PTI Photo
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![But the Britishers found the net four times through Elena Rayer (16th), Sarah Robertson (24th), skipper Hollie Pearne-Webb (35th) and Grace Baldson (48th) to emerge winners. Credit: PTI Photo]( "But the Britishers found the net four times through Elena Rayer (16th), Sarah Robertson (24th), skipper Hollie Pearne-Webb (35th) and Grace Baldson (48th) to emerge winners. Credit: PTI Photo")
6 /8 But the Britishers found the net four times through Elena Rayer (16th), Sarah Robertson (24th), skipper Hollie Pearne-Webb (35th) and Grace Baldson (48th) to emerge winners. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The heartbreak came a day after the Indian men\'s team ended a 41-year-old medal drought by clinching bronze with a 5-4 win over Germany. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The heartbreak came a day after the Indian men\'s team ended a 41-year-old medal drought by clinching bronze with a 5-4 win over Germany. Credit: PTI Photo")
7 /8 The heartbreak came a day after the Indian men's team ended a 41-year-old medal drought by clinching bronze with a 5-4 win over Germany. Credit: PTI Photo
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![India\'s best performance in the Olympics was a fourth-place finish in the 1980 Moscow Games. In that edition, there were no semifinals as only six teams competed in a round-robin format with the top two featuring in the final. Credit: AFP Photo]( "India\'s best performance in the Olympics was a fourth-place finish in the 1980 Moscow Games. In that edition, there were no semifinals as only six teams competed in a round-robin format with the top two featuring in the final. Credit: AFP Photo")
8 /8 India's best performance in the Olympics was a fourth-place finish in the 1980 Moscow Games. In that edition, there were no semifinals as only six teams competed in a round-robin format with the top two featuring in the final. Credit: AFP Photo
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News in Pics, August 6: Best photos from around the world
UPDATED : Aug 06 2021, 05:10 IST
United States | United Kingdom | World news | London | Afghanistan | Kabul | Berlin | Germany | ![Britain’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaks with Ed Bartlam, founder of Underbelly, and previously furloughed staff at the London Wonderground comedy and music festival venue in London. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "Britain’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaks with Ed Bartlam, founder of Underbelly, and previously furloughed staff at the London Wonderground comedy and music festival venue in London. Credit: Reuters Photo")
1 /7 Britain’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaks with Ed Bartlam, founder of Underbelly, and previously furloughed staff at the London Wonderground comedy and music festival venue in London. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![People participate in a protest against N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo and protest for a moratorium on evictions. Credit: AFP Photo]( "People participate in a protest against N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo and protest for a moratorium on evictions. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /7 People participate in a protest against N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo and protest for a moratorium on evictions. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A participant holds up a placard reading \'Freedom\' during a protest of supporters of the anti-lockdown \'Querdenker\' movement (Lateral Thinkers) in Berlin. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A participant holds up a placard reading \'Freedom\' during a protest of supporters of the anti-lockdown \'Querdenker\' movement (Lateral Thinkers) in Berlin. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /7 A participant holds up a placard reading 'Freedom' during a protest of supporters of the anti-lockdown 'Querdenker' movement (Lateral Thinkers) in Berlin. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Office workers walk out during their lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Office workers walk out during their lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /7 Office workers walk out during their lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Containers are seen placed in front of the Red Fort ahead of India\'s Independence Day celebrations, in the old quarters of Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "Containers are seen placed in front of the Red Fort ahead of India\'s Independence Day celebrations, in the old quarters of Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo")
5 /7 Containers are seen placed in front of the Red Fort ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations, in the old quarters of Delhi. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![An Afghan security personnel gestures as he stands guard at the site a day after a car bomb explosion in Kabul. Credit: AFP Photo]( "An Afghan security personnel gestures as he stands guard at the site a day after a car bomb explosion in Kabul. Credit: AFP Photo")
6 /7 An Afghan security personnel gestures as he stands guard at the site a day after a car bomb explosion in Kabul. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Lebanese riot police deploy near the Lebanese parliament headquarters in the centre of the capital Beirut on August 4, 2021, following clashes with protesters on the first anniversary of the blast that ravaged the port and the city. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Lebanese riot police deploy near the Lebanese parliament headquarters in the centre of the capital Beirut on August 4, 2021, following clashes with protesters on the first anniversary of the blast that ravaged the port and the city. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /7 Lebanese riot police deploy near the Lebanese parliament headquarters in the centre of the capital Beirut on August 4, 2021, following clashes with protesters on the first anniversary of the blast that ravaged the port and the city. Credit: AFP Photo
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Today's Horoscope - August 6, 2021: Check horoscope for all sun signs
UPDATED : Aug 06 2021, 00:28 IST
Horoscope | Horoscope 2021 | Pisces Horoscope | Aquarius Horoscope | Capricorn Horoscope | Sagittarius Horoscope | Scorpio Horoscope | Libra Horoscope | Virgo Horoscope | Leo Horoscope | Cancer Horoscope | Gemini Horoscope | Taurus Horoscope | Aries Horoscope | ![Today\'s Horoscope for all sun signs - August 6, 2021]( "Today\'s Horoscope for all sun signs - August 6, 2021")
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![ARIES | Disorganisation and lack of information frustrate you. Work on strengthening your support network. Stress will tell on your digestion today. You have not been totally honest with yourself, so re-examine your motives. | Colour: Tomato-red | Number: 4]( "ARIES | Disorganisation and lack of information frustrate you. Work on strengthening your support network. Stress will tell on your digestion today. You have not been totally honest with yourself, so re-examine your motives. | Colour: Tomato-red | Number: 4")
2 /13 ARIES | Disorganisation and lack of information frustrate you. Work on strengthening your support network. Stress will tell on your digestion today. You have not been totally honest with yourself, so re-examine your motives. | Colour: Tomato-red | Number: 4
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![TAURUS | Patience goes a long way. Nothing goes as planned. Minor interruptions prevent you from doing what you had in mind, Someone at work is holding back important news from you and you are uncomfortable. | Colour: Peach | Number: 9]( "TAURUS | Patience goes a long way. Nothing goes as planned. Minor interruptions prevent you from doing what you had in mind, Someone at work is holding back important news from you and you are uncomfortable. | Colour: Peach | Number: 9")
3 /13 TAURUS | Patience goes a long way. Nothing goes as planned. Minor interruptions prevent you from doing what you had in mind, Someone at work is holding back important news from you and you are uncomfortable. | Colour: Peach | Number: 9
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![GEMINI | If you have a strong desire to get away, this is a great time to do so. Do not let the demands of others hold you back. Hassles with in-laws could put a damper on your day. You\'ll meet with social opportunities. | Colour: Mustard | Number: 3]( "GEMINI | If you have a strong desire to get away, this is a great time to do so. Do not let the demands of others hold you back. Hassles with in-laws could put a damper on your day. You\'ll meet with social opportunities. | Colour: Mustard | Number: 3")
4 /13 GEMINI | If you have a strong desire to get away, this is a great time to do so. Do not let the demands of others hold you back. Hassles with in-laws could put a damper on your day. You'll meet with social opportunities. | Colour: Mustard | Number: 3
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![CANCER | You\'ve been in a rut and you need to do something that will help you break the pattern you\'ve fallen into. A day for belt-tightening and caution about investments and expenditures. Going on a diet is favoured now. | Colour: Amethyst | Number: 7]( "CANCER | You\'ve been in a rut and you need to do something that will help you break the pattern you\'ve fallen into. A day for belt-tightening and caution about investments and expenditures. Going on a diet is favoured now. | Colour: Amethyst | Number: 7")
5 /13 CANCER | You've been in a rut and you need to do something that will help you break the pattern you've fallen into. A day for belt-tightening and caution about investments and expenditures. Going on a diet is favoured now. | Colour: Amethyst | Number: 7
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![LEO | You will be overly sensitive today. Your relationship is undergoing some changes. It is important to work on your relationships. It is better to be warned that secret affairs will be no longer secret. Health ailments better. | Colour: Plum | Number: 6]( "LEO | You will be overly sensitive today. Your relationship is undergoing some changes. It is important to work on your relationships. It is better to be warned that secret affairs will be no longer secret. Health ailments better. | Colour: Plum | Number: 6")
6 /13 LEO | You will be overly sensitive today. Your relationship is undergoing some changes. It is important to work on your relationships. It is better to be warned that secret affairs will be no longer secret. Health ailments better. | Colour: Plum | Number: 6
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![VIRGO | You are open to new ideas, commitments. Avoid risky projects. This is a great day to mingle with people you would like to impress. You will have excellent ideas and you should be able to help your partner get ahead. | Colour: Copper | Number: 2]( "VIRGO | You are open to new ideas, commitments. Avoid risky projects. This is a great day to mingle with people you would like to impress. You will have excellent ideas and you should be able to help your partner get ahead. | Colour: Copper | Number: 2")
7 /13 VIRGO | You are open to new ideas, commitments. Avoid risky projects. This is a great day to mingle with people you would like to impress. You will have excellent ideas and you should be able to help your partner get ahead. | Colour: Copper | Number: 2
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![LIBRA | The time has come for to make some introspection and rearrange your goals. Making a list of your priorities will put things in focus. It might be time to shake a leg and do a personal makeover. | Colour: Auburn | Number: 5]( "LIBRA | The time has come for to make some introspection and rearrange your goals. Making a list of your priorities will put things in focus. It might be time to shake a leg and do a personal makeover. | Colour: Auburn | Number: 5")
8 /13 LIBRA | The time has come for to make some introspection and rearrange your goals. Making a list of your priorities will put things in focus. It might be time to shake a leg and do a personal makeover. | Colour: Auburn | Number: 5
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![SCORPIO | Avoid being gullible! If you blindly follow someone\'s advice, then you could find yourself led up the garden path to trouble. If something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. | Colour: Turquoise | Number: 8]( "SCORPIO | Avoid being gullible! If you blindly follow someone\'s advice, then you could find yourself led up the garden path to trouble. If something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. | Colour: Turquoise | Number: 8")
9 /13 SCORPIO | Avoid being gullible! If you blindly follow someone's advice, then you could find yourself led up the garden path to trouble. If something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. | Colour: Turquoise | Number: 8
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![SAGITTARIUS | Your optimism and enthusiasm will keep you upbeat. Relationships with children will improve. You need to spend some time reflecting on past experiences and involvements. Colour: Lime | Number: 4]( "SAGITTARIUS | Your optimism and enthusiasm will keep you upbeat. Relationships with children will improve. You need to spend some time reflecting on past experiences and involvements. Colour: Lime | Number: 4")
10 /13 SAGITTARIUS | Your optimism and enthusiasm will keep you upbeat. Relationships with children will improve. You need to spend some time reflecting on past experiences and involvements. Colour: Lime | Number: 4
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![CAPRICORN | Loved ones may be unreasonable. Be cautious today, in order to avoid disappointments and quarrels. Your ability to lead a group will bring you popularity. | Colour: Coffee | Number: 3]( "CAPRICORN | Loved ones may be unreasonable. Be cautious today, in order to avoid disappointments and quarrels. Your ability to lead a group will bring you popularity. | Colour: Coffee | Number: 3")
11 /13 CAPRICORN | Loved ones may be unreasonable. Be cautious today, in order to avoid disappointments and quarrels. Your ability to lead a group will bring you popularity. | Colour: Coffee | Number: 3
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![AQUARIUS | A windfall or legacy may come through. Emotional issues or personal problems may drag you down today. Get rid of what and who is no longer working in your life. Colour: Amber | Number: 1]( "AQUARIUS | A windfall or legacy may come through. Emotional issues or personal problems may drag you down today. Get rid of what and who is no longer working in your life. Colour: Amber | Number: 1")
12 /13 AQUARIUS | A windfall or legacy may come through. Emotional issues or personal problems may drag you down today. Get rid of what and who is no longer working in your life. Colour: Amber | Number: 1
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![PISCES | Romance and all pleasurable leisure activities seem a long time ago for you. A good time to take a break, unwind and take a firm stand in matters of the heart. A little retail therapy will put you in a fine mood. | Colour: Chocolate | Number: 7]( "PISCES | Romance and all pleasurable leisure activities seem a long time ago for you. A good time to take a break, unwind and take a firm stand in matters of the heart. A little retail therapy will put you in a fine mood. | Colour: Chocolate | Number: 7")
13 /13 PISCES | Romance and all pleasurable leisure activities seem a long time ago for you. A good time to take a break, unwind and take a firm stand in matters of the heart. A little retail therapy will put you in a fine mood. | Colour: Chocolate | Number: 7
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Wrestler Ravi Dahiya bags silver in 57 kg freestyle at Tokyo Olympics
UPDATED : Aug 05 2021, 23:39 IST
Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya settled for silver after going down against the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev in the men's 57 kg freestyle category at the Tokyo Olympics.
![Wrestler Ravi Dahiya bags silver in 57 kg freestyle at Tokyo Olympics]( "Wrestler Ravi Dahiya bags silver in 57 kg freestyle at Tokyo Olympics")
1 /9 Wrestler Ravi Dahiya bags silver in 57 kg freestyle at Tokyo Olympics
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![Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya settled for silver after going down against Russian Olympic Committee\'s (ROC) Zavur Uguev in the men\'s 57 kg freestyle category at the Tokyo Olympics. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya settled for silver after going down against Russian Olympic Committee\'s (ROC) Zavur Uguev in the men\'s 57 kg freestyle category at the Tokyo Olympics. Credit: PTI Photo")
2 /9 Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya settled for silver after going down against Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev in the men's 57 kg freestyle category at the Tokyo Olympics. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Ravi became the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Ravi became the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Credit: PTI Photo")
3 /9 Ravi became the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Ravi lost the men\'s freestyle 57 kg title clash 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Ravi lost the men\'s freestyle 57 kg title clash 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /9 Ravi lost the men's freestyle 57 kg title clash 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev. Credit: PTI Photo
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![In 2019, Dahiya lost to Uguev at the World Championship. Credit: PTI Photo]( "In 2019, Dahiya lost to Uguev at the World Championship. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /9 In 2019, Dahiya lost to Uguev at the World Championship. Credit: PTI Photo
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![There were expectations that 23-year-old Dahiya would become India\'s youngest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to win comfortably. Credit: PTI Photo]( "There were expectations that 23-year-old Dahiya would become India\'s youngest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to win comfortably. Credit: PTI Photo")
6 /9 There were expectations that 23-year-old Dahiya would become India's youngest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to win comfortably. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The wrestler from Nahri village in Haryana had outclassed Colombia\'s Tigreros Urbano (13-2) in his opener. Credit: AFP Photo]( "The wrestler from Nahri village in Haryana had outclassed Colombia\'s Tigreros Urbano (13-2) in his opener. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /9 The wrestler from Nahri village in Haryana had outclassed Colombia's Tigreros Urbano (13-2) in his opener. Credit: AFP Photo
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![In the quarter-final, he outwitted Bulgaria\'s Georgi Valentinov Vangelov (14-4). Credit: AFP Photo]( "In the quarter-final, he outwitted Bulgaria\'s Georgi Valentinov Vangelov (14-4). Credit: AFP Photo")
8 /9 In the quarter-final, he outwitted Bulgaria's Georgi Valentinov Vangelov (14-4). Credit: AFP Photo
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![Ravi erased a massive 2-9 deficit to pin Nurislam Sanayev in the semi-final. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Ravi erased a massive 2-9 deficit to pin Nurislam Sanayev in the semi-final. Credit: AFP Photo")
9 /9 Ravi erased a massive 2-9 deficit to pin Nurislam Sanayev in the semi-final. Credit: AFP Photo
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