Ravi started weightlifting at the Veer Hanuman Club in
Behrampur. He was originally a bodybuilder for seven years before he took up weightlifting. However, after his trainer Narayan Sahu's counsel he changed his attention towards weightlifting, which at last made him an outstanding performer. He took up weightlifting just three years before the 2010
Commonwealth Games, and won with a record total of . Ravi won many State, National, and International awards in this short span of time. He won gold in
2009 Commonwealth Championships held at
Penang. Then in 2010, he won gold medal at the
Commonwealth Games. He lifted in the
Snatch and in the
Clean and Jerk for a total of in the 69 kg weightlifting category. In 2011, he won bronze in
Asian Championships at
Tongling. Ravi finished 12th in the
men’s 69 kg category at the
2012 London Olympics, with lifts of 135 kg in snatch and 172 kg in clean and jerk, totaling 307 kg. He won a silver at the
2014 Commonwealth Games in the 69 kg division. His lifts were 142 kg in the snatch and 175 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 317 kg. He came in second to fellow Indian weightlifter
Sathish Sivalingam, who set a new Games Record to win. He placed 10th in the men’s 77 kg category at the
2014 Asian Games in
Incheon, recording lifts of 141 kg in the snatch and 172 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 313 kg. On 5 November 2019,
National Anti-Doping Agency handed him a four-year ban after he tested positive for
Ostarine. He has retired from professional weightlifting ever since his ban. == References ==