Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement following her disqualification from the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat wrote, “Maa kushti mere se jeet gayi, mai haar gayi, maaf karna, aapka sapna meri himmat sab toot chuke, isse zyada takat nahi rahi ab.”
Vinesh Phogat, born on August 25, 1994, trained under her uncle Mahavir Phogat, the father of Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari.
Vinesh Phogat boasts an impressive wrestling career. She has won numerous medals in her journey.
Vinesh Phogat secured two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at two World Championships, and a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Bronze medal at the 2013 Asian Wrestling Championship
Gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Silver medal at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championship
Bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Championship
Silver medal at the 2018 Wrestling Championship
Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games
Bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship
Bronze medal at the 2020 Asian Championship
Gold medal at the 2021 Asian Championship
In 2022, Vinesh Phogat earned a bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships and a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Vinesh Phogat received the Arjuna Award in 2016. She was nominated for the Padma Shri in 2018 and the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2019.
In 2020, she was honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.