Rahul Balasaheb Aware

Rahul Balasaheb Aware (born 2 November 1991) is an Indian male wrestler who competes in the men's freestyle 57 kg category.

He is currently supported by JSW Sport under the Sports Excellence Programme.

Rahul Babasaheb Aware
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1991-11-02) 2 November 1991
Sport
Country India
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Event(s) 57 kg
Medal record
Competitor for  India
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Asian Wrestling Championships
2011 Tashkent 57 kg
Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
2011 Melbourne 57 kg

Career

2011 Asian Wrestling Championship

At the tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Rahul won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 55 kg category.

In the first round, Rahul faced Rasul Kaliev of Kazakhstan and beat him 3:1. In the next round, he lost 1:3 to Kyong-Il Yang of South Korea. Being able to qualify for the repechage round, his first repechage opponent was Nasibulla Kurbanov of Uzbekistan and beat him 3:1. He was able to contest for the bronze medal against Firas Al Ali Rifaee from Syria and won it 5:0.[1]

2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships

At the tournament in Melbourne, Rahul won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 55 kg category, beating out Gilbert Musonza of Canada and Craig McKenna of Scotland.

2016 Olympics

Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced earlier in April 2015, that 45 athletes will be provided financial support under the 'Target Olympic Podium' programme devised by the Indian Government. The Minister said recent performance, consistency in performance, performance vis-a-vis international standards were among the criteria followed while selecting the athletes.

Rahul, along with fellow wrestlers Sushil Kumar (men's freestyle 74 kg), Yogeshwar Dutt (men's freestyle 66 kg), Amit Kumar (men's freestyle 57 kg) get Rs. 7.5 million each, while Bajrang (men's freestyle 66 kg), Babita Kumari (women's 53 kg) and Vinesh Phogat (women's 48 kg) will be awarded RS. 4.5 million each.[2]

Other titles

References

  1. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Govt. selects 45 athletes for assistance under TOP". The Hindu. 28 April 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  4. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

External links

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