Vinesh Phogat is a famous freestyle Indian wrestler. She belongs to the famous Phogat family and is the only Indian woman wrestler to win multiple medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
Vinesh Phogat Age
Born on 25 August 1994, Vinesh is of 29 yrs.
Vinesh Phogat Weight
Vinesh Phogat usually fights in the 53kg weight category, but for Olympics 2024 she chose 50 kg category.
Vinesh Phogat Father
Her father was Rajpal Phogat. After his tragic demise, her uncle, famous wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, took her and her sister in.
Vinesh Phogat Husband
She married another famous wrestler, Somvir Rathee in the year 2018. They both met at their workplace and fell in love.
Vinesh Phogat Sisters
Her real sister’s name is Priyanka, while her cousin sisters are Geeta, Babita, Ritu, and Sangeeta Phogat. All of them are famously known as the Phogat sisters.
Vinesh Phogat Family
She belongs to a family deeply rooted in wrestling. Her uncle, Mahavir Singh Phogat, is a wrestling coach and Dronacharya awardee. Two of her cousin’s sisters, Geeta and Babita have won gold medals in different weight categories in the Commonwealth Games, while her sister Priyanka has won silver in the Asian Championship.
Vinesh Phogat Olympics 2024 Results
On Tuesday, Vinesh started her Olympics journey by beating the unbeaten Japanese wrestler Yui Susaki. She secured a spot in the semifinals by defeating Oksana Livach of Ukraine. Her winning performance came when she outmuscled Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez to reach the finals.
Vinesh Phogat disqualified
Vinesh who was playing in 50 kg freestyle wrestling, was found overweight by 100g on the second day of the competition. Olympic rules don’t allow for this and as a result, she was disqualified.
Vinesh got to know about her being overweight the previous night. She didn’t sleep the whole night and worked hard to shed the extra kgs. She lost 900 gms, but that small margin of 100 gms. is where she lost.
Will Vinesh Phogat get a medal after disqualification?
After her disqualification, in the finals, she will be replaced by the player who lost against her in the semifinal. Unfortunately, she will end up in the last rankings in the 50 kg event, and thus, there’ll be no medal for her.
Vinesh Phogat Medals
| Event | Category | Medal Won |
| Asian Championship, 2013 | 51 kg | Bronze |
| Asian Games, 2014 | 48 kg | Bronze |
| Commonwealth Games, 2014 | 48 kg | Gold |
| Asian Championship, 2015 | 48 kg | Silver |
| Asian Championship, 2016 | 53 kg | Bronze |
| Asian Championship, 2017 | 55 kg | Silver |
| Commonwealth Games, 2018 | 50 kg | Gold |
| Asian Games, 2018 | 50 kg | Gold |
| Asian Championship, 2018 | 50 kg | Silver |
| Asian Championship, 2019 | 53 kg | Bronze |
| World Championship, 2019 | 53 kg | Bronze |
| Asian Championship, 2020 | 53 kg | Bronze |
| Asian Championship, 2021 | 53 kg | Gold |
| Commonwealth Games, 2022 | 53 kg | Gold |
| World Championship, 2022 | 53 kg | Bronze |