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Olympic wrestler joins ‘Shiksha Na Ruke’ drive

MUMBAI: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya, who bagged silver at the Tokyo Olympics, will now grapple with a different challenge the gap in education that underprivileged children are facing due to lack of access to online classes.

The Olympian will promote Smile Foundation’s ‘Shiksha Na Ruke’ campaign, which seeks to implement a blended learning programme for students without access to the Internet. Dahiya said, “I hope this campaign will increase awareness about problems faced by underprivileged children who lack facilities for online education. I also hope to motivate these children to face challenges caused by the pandemic.”

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