What does it really take to turn a medal dream into reality?

This time, I sat down with Olympic silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya and hockey legend & OGQ CEO Viren Rasquinha to talk about the fight behind the podium moment. We went from nail-biting Olympic bouts and injuries to the mindset and support that build champions.

Ravi opened up about what went through his head in those final seconds, and Viren shared how OGQ is backing India’s future medal winners, from tiny villages to the world stage.

If you’ve ever watched an Olympic moment and wondered what it really takes to get there… this one’s for you.

IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) The medal moment that changes everything
(02:07) Behind every podium… a secret support system
(07:03) Why some sports quietly build legends
(12:11) When seconds decide your Olympic destiny
(20:01) The twist no one saw coming
(24:35) How champions get spotted early
(28:00) What really happens after the medal
(37:27) The quiet engine powering Indian sport
(40:02) The comeback mindset no one talks about
(44:37) The future of medals… may be female

Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Ravi Kumar Dahiya is a highly accomplished freestyle wrestler hailing from Nahri village in Haryana. He won the Silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Men's 57kg category. He won a Bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, Gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is a multiple Asian Championships medalist. OGQ has been supporting Ravi's training since 2015.

Viren Rasquinha
Currently Director and CEO of OGQ, a not-for-profit foundation, which supports training and preparation of athletes in India who have the potential of winning an Olympic medal.

Olympian and former Captain of Indian Hockey team. Bestowed Arjuna Award in 2005.

Completed MBA from Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad in 2009.

Connect with Viren at https://www.linkedin.com/in/virenrasquinha/

Prantik Mazumdar
Prantik is an entrepreneur & venture investor and acts as a Digital Transformation Catalyst in organizations to drive sustainable change and impact.

After pursuing a major in Computer Engineering & a minor in Technopreneurship from the National University of Singapore (NUS), he kickstarted his career with the Singapore government (Enterprise Singapore) to drive international trade promotion for the island state.

He started his entrepreneurial journey with Happy Marketer in 2011 where he spent a decade building & scaling up one of the best and most awarded independent digital marketing services firm in the region that served brands like Standard Chartered Bank, Income, Great Eastern Life, Royal Brunei Airlines, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks, Ping An, Grab, Shopee, GoJek, Kimberly Clark, PropertyGuru, PegiPegi, Starhub, Singtel, Nanyang Business School, Kaplan, INSEAD amongst many of its prestigious clients.

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