Vinesh phogat

In recent years, whenever Indian wrestling is mentioned, Vinesh Phogat’s name invariably pops up. Vinesh, a part of India’s famed Coming from a family of wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat broke onto the international stage in 2013 as a 19-year-old, winning bronze at the Asian wrestling championship in Delhi. Soon after, she staged a massive upset at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, defeating home favourite Yana Rattigan to win the gold. Since then, Vinesh Phogat hasn’t looked back, winning a slew of medals, including another Commonwealth gold in 2018 at Gold Coast, a historic world championships bronze in 2019 and most recently, the Asian championship title in 2021. Very few Indian wrestlers have managed to match Viseh Phogat’s exploits over the past few years. Despite her consistent performances, though, success at the Olympic stage has eluded Vinesh Phogat so far. Below, we look at Vinesh Phogat’s performances in the two Olympics Games she’s been a part of. Vinesh Phogat at Rio 2016 Olympics Going into Rio 2016, Vinesh Phogat won the Asian championship silver medal in 2015. She backed that performance up with another commanding display at the Olympic qualifiers in Istanbul, where she beat Polish wrestler Iwona Motkowska to make the cut for the women’s 48kg division at the Rio Games. Just 21 at the time, Vinesh Phogat made her Olympics debut with a roaring 11-0 win by technical superiority over Romania’s Emilia Alina Vuc. Though the Indian twisted her right elbow early in the ...

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Women's Representing India Event 1 st 2 nd 3 rd - - 2 1 - 1 3 - - 1 3 4 Total 5 3 7 53 kg 48 kg 55 kg 50 kg 51 kg 53 kg 53 kg 53 kg Youth Wrestling Championship 2013 Johannesburg 51 kg Updated on 20 August 2018. Vinesh Phogat (born 25 August 1994) is an Indian Phogat comes from Personal life and family [ ] Further information: Vinesh is the daughter of wrestler Rajpal Phogat and cousin of wrestlers In allowing her cousins and herself to pursue competitive wrestling, her father and uncle had to deal with immense pressure and opposition from the community in their village in Haryana. They were adjudged as going against the morals and values of their community. On 13 December 2018, she married her long-time boyfriend and fellow wrestler Somvir Rathee of Bakhta Khera village of Jind district, She suffered a career-threatening anterior cruciate ligament tear in her knee at the Rio Olympics. Career [ ] In world championship 2019, she bagged her maiden world championship medal (Bronze). 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships [ ] In In the first round, Vinesh won 3:1 against Nanami Irie of Japan. She then lost 1:3 in the quarter-finals to 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships [ ] In an exclusive tournament held in 2014 Commonwealth Games [ ] Vinesh represented In the quarter-finals, Vinesh faced Rosemary Nweke of 2014 Asian Games [ ] At In the Round of 16, Vinesh faced Yongmi Pak from the 2015–2017 [ ] At the At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Vinesh reached the Quarter Finals an...

Phogat family in 2017 Current region Members Sangeeta Phogat Connected members The Phogat sisters are six sisters from Three of the Phogat sisters, Geeta, Babita, and Vinesh, are gold medalists in different weight categories at the The success of the Phogat sisters has attracted substantial media attention, particularly in light of prevalent social issues in Haryana such as Background [ ] Mahavir Singh Phogat is a former wrestler from Balali village in Mahavir was inspired to train his daughters in wrestling when weightlifter Details [ ] Name Date of Birth Weight class ( 1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age34) 62kg ( 1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age33) 52kg ( 1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age30) 55kg ( 1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age29) 48kg ( 1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age28) 48kg ( 1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age25) 55kg In popular culture [ ] The Dangal, which she could not play due to an injury. References [ ] • Rajpal, Hina (19 August 2015). The Huffington Post . Retrieved 18 August 2016. • Sengupta, Rudraneil (18 August 2016). The Huffington Post . Retrieved 18 August 2016. • Gupta, Gargi (10 August 2014). DNA India . Retrieved 18 August 2016. • Sengupta, Rudraneil (20 September 2014). Livemint . Retrieved 18 August 2016. • Duggal, Saurabh (16 December 2015). Hindustan Times Mumbai . Retrieved 18 August 2016– via • Basu, Suromitro (16 May 2016). Yahoo! . Retrieved 18 August 2016. • Kanthwal, Gaurav (31 July 2010). The Times of India . Retrieved 18 August 2016. • ^ a b Udas, Sumn...

Biography Coming from a family of wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat also followed in on the footsteps of her cousin sisters, Vinesh Phogat was the first Indian women athlete to be nominated for Laureus World Sports awards. Despite the growing popularity of Geeta and Babita, Vinesh had to face societal obstruction from fellow villagers, who considered wrestling to be a men's sport. She also had to overcome the passing away of his father only at the age of nine years. Having won a couple of international tournaments in recent times, Vinesh Phogat will certainly have her eyes firmly set on the Olympic medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. What are Vinesh Phogat's achievements? After dominating the circuit at junior level, Vinesh tasted her first major success at the 2014 She won a couple of more medals in 2015 leading up to the Rio Olympics in 2016. Vinesh Phogat sealed a berth in the game by winning her event in Istanbul but crashed out of the Olympics in the quarterfinals. Going up against China's Sun Yanan, Vinesh suffered a dislocation in her right knee and had to be stretchered off the mat. She displayed extreme resilience and used pain and anguish to motivate herself. Vinesh Phogat made a fitting comeback, winning gold at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. She then decided to jump to the 53kg category and looked unperturbed by the transition. She won bronze at the Asian Wrestling Championships before grabbing her maiden World Championships medal at Nur-Sultan. Vinesh ...

In Tokyo, Vinesh will become the only Indian woman wrestler to compete at the Olympics twice. Five years ago in Rio, Vinesh had to forfeit after injuring her knee during her bout against SUN Yanan (CHN) in the quarterfinals and finished 10th. Since those Games, Vinesh has quickly become a star wrestler in India especially with her gold-medal winning performances at Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018. The 26-year-old qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after winning the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships after losing to Mayu MUKAIDA (JPN) in the pre-quarterfinals in Nursultan. But she came back in repechage to win the medal and the quota. She also has four Ranking Series golds and one silver alongwith eight medals at Asian Championships. The Haryana wrestler, employed by the Indian Railways, is a cousin of the Bollywood movie Dangal fame Phogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita. At the national level, Vinesh has lost only one bout in her career since 2008. She is married to Somveer Rathi, a Greco-Roman wrestler.

Biography Regarded as one of the finest wrestlers to emerge from India, Vinesh Phogat also has a strong wrestling heritage behind her. A two-time Olympian, Vinesh Phogat, has two Commonwealth Games golds, one Asian Games gold medal, was crowned Asian champion in 2021 in addition to a World Championships bronze in 2019. Vinesh has followed in the footsteps of her cousins Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari and comes from one of India's most renowned wrestling families, after being introduced to the sport at a very early age by her uncle Mahavir Singh Phogat. Though Geeta was slowly establishing herself on the national stage when Vinesh Phogat started wrestling, she also had to overcome social barriers and setbacks. Vinesh had to contend with opposition from the villagers who considered wrestling to be a man’s sport and vouched for women to be restricted to their houses. At the age of just nine, Vinesh Phogat also had to cope with the untimely death of her father. Amid the hardship and pain, it was Vinesh Phogat’s uncle Mahavir who proved to be the guiding light as the young wrestler found refuge in the sport. After a shining junior career, Vinesh won her first major international title at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, claiming gold in the 48kg category. More medals would follow Vinesh as she built towards her maiden Olympic experience. Vinesh sealed her quota place for Rio 2016 by winning her Olympic qualifying event in Istanbul and was riding high on confidence going into the Ga...