He won gold medal in the 1970 Asian Games and represented India in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

He reached to the final defeating en route the world championships medallist Abolfazl Anvari of Iran.

[8][9] For the 1972 Summer Olympics, he shifted to lower weight category and represented India in the 90 kg freestyle event.

[10] After participating in the 1972 Olympics, he shifted from Haryana to Delhi, where he opened up his wrestling training centre in 1975 – Chandgi Ram Vyayamshala.

[5][11] Ram's struggle to introduce women's wrestling in India begun in 1997, which was the year of its inclusion in the Olympics.

He also started to persuade coaches and wrestlers around the country to introduce women's exhibition matches in the traditional wrestling tournaments.

Phogat went on to train his daughters Geeta and Babita, along with their cousin Vinesh, all of whom became international wrestlers.