1. Vinesh Phogat won the 2024 assembly election from Julana constituency representing the Indian National Congress.
34 Facts About Vinesh Phogat
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Vinesh Phogat has won two bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
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Vinesh Phogat is a three-time Olympian, having competed in three different weight classes: 48 kg in 2016,53 kg in 2020, and 50 kg in 2024.
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Vinesh Phogat is the first one to win Khap Panchayat Gold Medal.
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Vinesh Phogat was born on 25 August 1994 in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India.
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Vinesh Phogat is the daughter of Rajpal Phogat and Premlata Phogat and hails from a family of wrestlers.
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Vinesh Phogat was trained by her uncle Mahavir Singh Phogat.
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Vinesh Phogat defeated Nanami Irie of Japan in the initial bout before she lost to Tatyana Amanzhol of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals.
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Vinesh Phogat defeated Rosemary Nweke of Nigeria in the quarterfinals and Jasmine Mian of Canada in the semi-finals.
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Vinesh Phogat defeated Yongmi of North Korea in the first round before she overcame Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova of Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals.
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Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal after she beat Narangerel Eredenesukh of Mongolia by technical superiority in the repechage bout.
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Vinesh Phogat won the silver medal in the 2015 Asian Championships held at Doha, Qatar after she was unable to beat Yuki Irie of Japan in the finals.
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Vinesh Phogat competed in the 48 kg category at her first Olympics in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro.
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Vinesh Phogat won the round of 16 bout against Alina Vuc of Romania easily by technical superiority.
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Vinesh Phogat avenged her loss against Sun Yanan of China in the round of 16 before she beat Kim Hyung-joo of South Korea in the quarterfinals and Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova of Uzbekistan in the semifinals.
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Vinesh Phogat became first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold at both the Commonwealth and Asian Games.
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Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by virtue of her top six finish in the tournament.
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Vinesh Phogat was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2019 and was the first Indian to get a nomination for the award.
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Vinesh Phogat defeated the 2017 World Champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus to win the gold medal at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament held in Kyiv in February 2021.
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Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal at the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event to become the world number one in her weight category.
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In November 2021, WFI prevented private NGOs from signing contracts with and training wrestlers without its approval, leading to Vinesh Phogat losing her private contract with JSW Sports.
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Vinesh Phogat lost her first round bout against Batkhuyagiin Khulan of Mongolia, but won three straight games in the repechage rounds to win the bronze.
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Vinesh Phogat beat Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarterfinals and Yusneylys Guzman of Cuba in the semifinals by point decisions to qualify for the final.
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However, Vinesh Phogat was later disqualified for being above the stipulated weight during the weigh-in on the morning of the finals.
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Vinesh Phogat had demanded that she be awarded the joint silver medal in the event as she was within the legal weight limits during the first day of the bout.
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Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from the sport with immediate effect.
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Subsequently, she was felicitated by the Haryana Khap Panchayat, a local farmer-based community organization, and many supporters urged Vinesh Phogat to join politics.
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On 4 September 2024, Vinesh Phogat met Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, along with fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia.
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On 8 October 2024, when election results were announced, Congress could not secure a victory in the state, but Vinesh Phogat won her seat, defeating BJP candidate Yogesh Kumar by over 6,000 votes.
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On 31 August 2024, Vinesh Phogat joined the ongoing 200 days long farmers' protest at Punjab's Shambhu border in support of legal guarantee for all their crops at a Minimum Support Price.
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Vinesh Phogat noted that the determination of farmers to continue their agitation for such a long time has inspired others to continue fighting for their causes.
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Vinesh Phogat was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2019 and was the first Indian to get a nomination for the award.
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Vinesh Phogat was nominated for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award for 2022 and 2024.
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In December 2024, Vinesh Phogat was included on the BBC's 100 Women list.