Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships after clinching a bronze in 53 kilogram category in Belgrade, Serbia on September 14.
The Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medalist defeated reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden.
Vinesh Phogat made a remarkable comeback after losing her first-round bout to Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia, the 2022 Asian Championships silver medallist. The celebrated Indian grappler never got going in her opening match.
Batkhuyag made her opponent look all at sea and pinned her to the mat to score four points, ousting the Indian in the first round.
In the repechage round, she first beat Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in a Victory by fall (4-0). The Indian then won the next bout after an injury to her opponent Leyla Gurbanova of Azerbaijan gave her a walkover to help her progress to the next round.
In the bronze medal bout, Vinesh Phogat played like a true champion to storm into the history books.
