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Vinesh Phogat (born 25 August 1994) is an Indian wrestler. She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold at both the Commonwealth and Asian Games. She is the only Indian woman wrestler to win multiple medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
A two-time Olympian, Vinesh Phogat has three Commonwealth Games golds, two World Championships bronze medals and one Asian Games gold medal to her name. She was also crowned Asian champion in 2021.
3 days ago · File Photo of security personnel detaining wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat during a protest march towards the new Parliament building, in New Delhi. (Amit Mehra) “Kuchh bhi karna pade (Whatever I have to do), I am not going to let this Olympic medal go,” Vinesh had confided to her team while preparing for the Paris Games. Simone ...
India's Vinesh Phogat completed a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games gold medals by winning the women's 53kg freestyle wrestling on Saturday. She beat Sri Lanka's Chamodya Keshani...
Aug 6, 2022 · Vinesh Phogat won her last group bout against Sri Lanka’s Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don on Saturday to secure a gold medal in the women’s 53 kg category at the Commonwealth Games 2022....
Sep 15, 2022 · Vinesh Phogat has firmly established herself in the pantheon of great Indian wrestlers by achieving another first. After securing her maiden World championships medal, a bronze, in Nur-Sultan in...
Sep 8, 2019 · Vinesh Phogat will enjoy the support of one billion Indians in her bid to win wrestling Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020**.** The south Asian nation craves a second individual Olympic title**,** and expectations are high for one of the world's top female freestyle wrestlers at 53 kg.
Aug 3, 2021 · And now, five years after a ruptured ACL almost ended her career, Vinesh Phogat goes into the Olympics one of the favourites for a medal. That injury was career-defining. She had been a mess ...
Vinesh Phogat, one of India's most decorated women wrestlers, left the prestigious awards on a roadside kerb after she was refused permission to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She and...
Aug 7, 2022 · Four years after Gold Coast, Vinesh Phogat is older and scarred, but wiser. The third of her Commonwealth Games gold medal is the first glimmer of hope that things might fall in place eventually...
