Template:Did you know nominations/Vinod Kumar Dahiya
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
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Vinod Kumar Dahiya[edit]
... that before becoming the second Australian wrestler of Indian origin to qualify for the Olympics, Vinod Kumar Dahiya worked as a newspaper hawker, bouncer and courier in his adopted country?
- Reviewed: Dulzura kangaroo rat
- Comment: For 16 August (Olympics holding area) when the 66kg Greco Roman event is scheduled to take place
Created by Dee03 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:34, 9 July 2016 (UTC).
- Article is new enough and long enough. No problem with moving it to the holding area, which I'll do in a moment. Spot check reveals no copyvios. Hook is interesting, long enough and sourced, but I would much rather see something on the the more interesting article fact, suggested an ALT below. QPQ not done yet, so for the moment this is a
. WormTT(talk) 15:49, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
- ALT1:
... that Australian Olympic wrestler, Vinod Kumar Dahiya was once pushed from a moving train by the father of one of his rivals?
- I have done the QPQ review now (Dulzura kangaroo rat). Alt1 is also interesting, so either of the hooks is fine with me. Dee03 12:20, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
- ALT1:
- Article is new enough and long enough. No problem with moving it to the holding area, which I'll do in a moment. Spot check reveals no copyvios. Hook is interesting, long enough and sourced, but I would much rather see something on the the more interesting article fact, suggested an ALT below. QPQ not done yet, so for the moment this is a
- Well, it looks like Dahiya has failed a doping test and will not be participating at the Olympics. Therefore I suggest we go with ALT1 without the mention of Olympics and take this off the Olympics holding area. @Worm That Turned: What do you think? Dee03 22:19, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
- ALT1a: ... that Australian wrestler Vinod Kumar Dahiya was once pushed from a moving train by the father of one of his rivals?
