Know about Vinesh Phogat, one of the famed Phogat sisters and her family, life, career, awards, achievements, wrestling ranking and net worth
Indian wrestler and sister to the popular Phogat sisters, Vinesh Phogat missed a flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo because of her overstay in Frankfurt according to her Visa.
During the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, she won a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category. Also, Vinesh Phogat has won a gold medal at the Asian Games 2018, became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Asian Games.
Vinesh Phogat Live, Career, Family, Father
Vinesh Phogat was born in the year 1994, in Bhiwani district, Haryana, India. She has one brother Harvinder Phogat and Ssster Priyanka Phogat. Vinesh did her schooling at a Senior Secondary School in Haryana and completed her graduation from MDU in Rohtak.
In allowing her cousins and herself to follow competitive wrestling, her father, Mahavir Singh Phogat and uncle had to bargain with enormous pressure and enmity from the community in their village in Haryana. They were proclaimed as going against the morals and values of their community.
Vinesh Phogat Career, Awards, Achievements
Vinesh Phogat’s first wrestling championship took place in the year 2013 at the Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi, India. Also, she won a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 52 kg category by beating opposition Tho-Kaew Sriprapa of Thailand.
In 2014, she was a participant at the Commonwealth Games and represented India in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category, and won a gold medal. From the year 2015–2017, she won a silver medal in her category after beating her opponent in the finals. Phogat qualified tournament held in the year 2016 at Rio Olympics in Istanbul and won in the final round by beating her competitor Polish wrestler Iwona Matkowska.
She won a gold medal in women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling in the year 2018 held at Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Vinesh participated in the Yasar Dogu International competition in the year 2019 and won gold by conquering her rivalry Ekaterina Poleshchuk of Russia and in Poland Open wrestling tournament.
In the year 2021, in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event, she also won a gold medal defeating Canada’s Diana Mary Helen Weicker.
Vinesh Phogat ranking and net worth
Vinesh Phogat is India’s only woman wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Games. In January 2020, she won gold in Rome Ranking Series by beating Luisa Elizabeth Valverde.
During the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, she won a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category. Also, Vinesh Phogat has won a gold medal at the Asian Games 2018, became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Asian Games.
Vinesh Phogat’s net worth is around Rs 36.55 Cr Approximately. She holds the world number one wrestling ranking in her category after winning the gold medal in 53kg in Rome in 2021. She is coached by Woller Akos.