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Vinesh Phogat (pronounced [ʋɪˈneːʃ ˈpʰoːɡɑːʈ]; born 25 August 1994) is an Indian politician and former wrestler from the state of Haryana. She is a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist, having won golds at the 2014 , 2018 , and 2022 Games.
Aug 7, 2024 · On the back of her heartbreaking exit from the Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling competition, Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from the sport on Thursday.. At Paris 2024, Vinesh Phogat reached the final of the women’s 50kg weight category on Tuesday after defeating defending Olympic champion Yui Susaki of Japan, former European champion Oksana Livach of Ukraine and reigning Pan American ...
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Indian Olympic wrestlers Phogat and Punia enter politics, join opposition Congress
Indian Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the opposition Congress party on Friday, entering politics a year after protesting against the chief of the sport's governing ...
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Vinesh Phogat: India's top wrestler joins opposition Congress party
India's top wrestler Vinesh Phogat has joined the country's main opposition Congress party, weeks after she retired from the sport following an Olympics heartbreak. Phogat was recently in the ...
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Vinesh Phogat, who was eliminated last week due to being “a few grams” over the weight class shortly after she had become the first woman from Team India to make the Olympic finals, released a...
Aug 7, 2024 · Vinesh Phogat sealed her spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after winning the bronze medal at the 2019 world championships in Kazakhstan. She had also moved up a weight class, to 53kg, over the past few years.
Aug 7, 2024 · Vinesh Phogat (center) and other elite Indian wrestlers were detained by the police in New Delhi last year as they protested against Brij Bhushan Singh, who was then the wrestling federation...
Aug 7, 2024 · Vinesh Phogat of Team India (in red) defeated a trio of current or former champions on Tuesday — but after failing to make weight for her 50-kilogram bout on Wednesday, she was disqualified...
Aug 7, 2024 · Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final, did not make the weight required to compete Wednesday morning, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)...
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.
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...
