Vinesh Phogat

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Vinesh Phogat is a renowned Indian wrestler. In Commonwealth and Asian Games, she became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold medals in both events. In 2019, she was regarded as the first woman athlete in India who was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards.Vinesh is the niece of renowned Indian wrestler, Mahavir Singh Phogat (amateur wrestler & senior Olympics Coach). Mahavir Singh while posing with Phogat sisters.As her father expired quite early, she was raised by a single parent, her mother.In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India in the match with her opponent Tho-Kaew Sriprapa of Thailand in the womens freestyle 52 kg category.In 2013, she won a silver medal at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships organised in Johannesburg, South Africa in the womens freestyle 51 kg category. Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria defeated her in this exclusive tournament.In 2014, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the womens freestyle 48 kg category. In this match, she defeated her opponent Yana Rattigan of England to win the gold. Vinesh Phogat while kissing her gold medal that she won at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.In 2014, she won a bronze medal at Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea in the womens freestyle 48 kg category. Vinesh defeated her opponent Narangerel Eredenesukh of Mongolia in this championship.In 2015, Vinesh won a silver medal at Asian Championships organised in Doha. She was defeated by her opponent Yuki Irie of Japan in the finals.Based on her and her familys life, a biopic film Dangal was made by Aamir Khan in 2016 to showcase her path to success.In 2016, Vinesh won the final round of the match after defeating her opponent from Poland, Iwona Matkowska, and got qualified for the Rio Olympics. Vinesh reached the Quarter Finals at the Summer Olympics in Rio in 2016. She lost to the Sun Yanan of China and received a knee injury.