Who is Vinesh Phogat who raised her voice against WFI know her career and medals in wrestling?

Who is Vinesh Phogat: The country’s well-known female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, along with other top wrestlers, protested against the Wrestling Federation of India at Jantar Mantar on 18 January. During this, he accused the president of the federation, Brij Bhushan Sharan, of sexual harassment. At the same time, other wrestlers of the country also talked about arbitrariness on the federation. Apart from Vinesh Phogat, wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Sangeeta Phogat, Sonam Malik and Anshu Malik also opened a front against the Indian Wrestling Federation.

Being an attacker against the federation, Vinesh said, now we will not bow down, we will fight for our rights. Vinesh Phogat is one of the most popular female wrestlers in the country and the world. She has won more than a dozen medals in wrestling for the country so far. Let us tell you about Vinesh Phogat’s career and the medals won by him in many competitions.

Vinesh’s career

Vinesh Phogat was born on 25 August 1994 in Charkhi-Dadri district of Haryana. She is the daughter of wrestler Rajpal Phogat. Other female wrestlers Geeta Phogat, Babita Phogat and Ritu Phogat are her cousins. There was an atmosphere of wrestling in the house from the beginning. That’s why Vinesh also tried his hand at wrestling. In 2013, he won a silver medal in the 51 kg category at the Youth Wrestling Championship held in Johannesburg. In the same year, in the Asian Championship in New Delhi, she was successful in winning a bronze medal in the 51 kg weight category. After this, in the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, he won the bronze medal in the 48 kg weight category. After this Vinesh never looked back again. She has so far won more than a dozen medals in various wrestling competitions. Vinesh is the country’s first female wrestler to win gold medals in Commonwealth and Asian Games.

Vinesh has won 16 medals in wrestling

Vinesh Phogat has so far won 16 medals in various wrestling competitions. These include 5 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze medals. First let’s talk about his gold medal. Vinesh has won one gold medal in Asian Championship, three in Commonwealth Games and one in Asian Games. Whereas Vinesh has won one silver medal in Youth Wrestling Championship and three in Asian Championship. Apart from this, Vinesh Phogat was successful in bagging four bronze medals in the Asian Championship, one in the Asian Games and two in the World Championship.

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