In the repechage round, his first opponent was Nasibulla Kurbanov of Uzbekistan and Rahul beat him 3:1.

He was able to contest for the bronze medal against Firas Al Ali Rifaee from Syria and won 5:0.

[1] At the tournament in Melbourne, Rahul won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 55 kg category, beating Gilbert Musonza of Canada and Craig McKenna of Scotland.

Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced earlier in April 2015, that 45 athletes will be provided financial support under the 'Target Olympic Podium' programme devised by the Indian Government.

In a gripping final bout against Canada's Steven Takahashi, Aware won 15-7 despite struggling with injury in the latter half.