Vinesh Phogat Monday (Aug 20) became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal in the Asian Games after she grabbed a top podium finish defeating Japan’s Yuki Irie in the 50-kg-weight category. Phogat won 6-2.
#BREAKING | #AsianGames2018: Vinesh Phogat wins Gold🥇in 50-kg freestyle category. This is India's 2nd Gold in @asiangames2018 pic.twitter.com/QsEz96aWke
— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) August 20, 2018
#AsianGames2018 : I wanted to give my best&win Gold. The entire nation was with me & my hard work has paid off. I believed in myself that I could do this. People are with me & if they continue to be, it'll be good in Tokyo (Olympics 2020) too: Vinesh Phogat
Pics: ANI pic.twitter.com/l5ftjRy9FP— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) August 20, 2018
She had won a bronze in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category at Incheon in 2014 and was one of the favourites to win a Gold in Indonesia.
This is India’s second gold in the Games, the first one too coming in wrestling after Bajrang Punia won the first gold for India yesterday (Aug 19).
