Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat bagged her second gold medal within a week as she defeated Canada’s Diana Weicker in the final of the 53kg ev...
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat bagged her second gold medal within a week as she defeated Canada’s Diana Weicker in the final of the 53kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Rome on Saturday.
In her previous event, which marked her return to the mat, Vinesh had also won the gold medal in the 53kg category at the XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kyiv.
Watch: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat pulls off epic move in closing seconds to win gold on return to mat
The 26-year-old has already qualified for this year’s Olympics and is one of India’s most promising medal prospects at the Games.
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GOLD MEDAL 🥇: @Phogat_Vinesh beats Diana Weicker to make it back-to-back gold medals on her return to the mat. Took 4 points in the first period but came under late pressure from the Canadian. Strong defence sees her through.
53kg: Vinesh 🇮🇳 4-0 D WEICKER 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/jAmHzqTmUa
On Saturday, Vinesh won four points in the first three minutes of the bout and did well to hold on to that lead till the end.
In her first four bouts, Vinesh had to wrestle only twice as she got walkovers in the other two on Saturday. Vinesh, in fact, won her two bouts...
