As the protesting wrestlers tried to immerse their medals in Ganga on Tuesday evening, the world had flashbacks of Muhammad Ali.
The boxing legend threw his Olympic Gold Medal into the Ohio River in 1960 to protest racial segregation.
Ali was denied service at a white-owned restaurant due to racial discrimination and immersing his medal into the river was a result of his frustration.
However, Muhammad Ali was awarded a replacement Gold Medal in 1996, 36 years after his historic act of protest.