Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat departed from the Paris Olympic Games Village on Monday after the ending of the closing ceremony of the 33rd edition of the 2024 Summer Olympics Games.
The wrestler is expected to reach New Delhi on Tuesday, when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will deliver the much-awaited verdict on his plea for the combined silver medal after being disqualified at the Paris Olympics.
Just a week ago, Vinesh had taken the wrestling world by storm when she defeated the reigning champion and world number one. Yui Susaki is on track to become the first Indian female wrestler to make an Olympic final in her inaugural match at the Paris Olympics.
After all, who is VINESH PHOGAT?
Vinesh Phogat born on 25 August (1994) Vinesh Phogat Is a professional Indian Wrestler.
One of the behemoths, a popular Commonwealth Games gold medalist indeed she struck in gold in 2014 and again impressed remaining on top by following it up with wins in both 2018 and now he had an incline to have added one more feather compared to her hat.
She is the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. She has won 2 bronze medals at WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
She is a three-time Olympian, having competed in 48 kg (2016), and 53 kg (2020) and finally at her natural weight of -50 kg for the Tokyo games.
On route to her historic Olympic final appearance, she became the only wrestler in the world at that time who had defeated current Olympic champion YuiSusaki from Japan in the Summer Olympics 2024.
However, she was later eliminated for being above the specified weight by a sheer 100 gm.
After her elimination, she declared her withdrawal from the sport with rapid results.
Phogat was also appointed for the Laureus World Sports Award in 2019 and was the foremost Indian to get a nomination for the award.
In 2023, she was a component of the 2023 INDIAN WRESTLER PROTEST against the then-president of the Indian Wrestling Federation who was accused of sexual harassment or sexual abuse by many female wrestlers.
HOW EDUCATED IS VINESH?
For the past few days; there’s been a woman who got all the main headlines of every newspaper, news channel, and other social media platform; Vinesh Phogat
Vinesh Phogat acquired her premature education at KCM Senior Secondary School in Jhojhu Kalan.
She finished the graduate program at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak after pursuing her education there. Her academically relentless wrestling environment has contributed to her growth into the accomplished warrior she is today.
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