Star Indian wrestler, Vinesh Phogat won her third consecutive gold in women’s 53 kg category at the Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland. She defeated the local wrestler, Roksana, 3-2 to take the gold home. Earlier, Vinesh beat Sofia Mattson of Sweden, the Rio Olympics bronze medallist, in the quarterfinals of this international tournament
This is the third gold medal for the 24-year-old in last two months. She stood atop the podium at the Grand Prix of Spain and at the Yasar Dogu International at Istanbul, Turkey last month.
The top Indian woman wrestler, tweeted and shared this news:
The biggest positives from wrestling against strong opponents are it forces me out of my comfort zone, makes me push my limits, and teaches important lessons! Happy with my performance at the #PolandOpen 🥇Excited by this start as a 53 kg wrestler, now onwards and upwards 🇮🇳💪🙌 pic.twitter.com/0rFVrNfvnk
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 4, 2019
As always, thank you to everyone out there for the constant stream of good wishes, love, and support 🙏 A big thank you to my coach Woller Akos, physio Rucha, @IndiaSports, @FederationWrest, and @OGQ_India 🙏😀
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 4, 2019
She took on her Instagram too, writing, “Always great to come up against strong wrestlers! It allows me to really test myself, push my body to the limit, and helps in identifying areas to strengthen! Good challenging couple of days of wrestling at the #PolandOpen, happy to finish with a 🥇 Life as a 53 kg wrestler has been pretty good so far, now onwards and upwards 🇮🇳💪🙌”
Former national hockey captain Viren Rasquinha, who is involved with Olympic Gold Quest, congratulated Vinesh on her success.
Congrats @Phogat_Vinesh as she wins the gold medal beating the local girl 3-2 in the final of the Poland Open. This is Vinesh’s 3rd consecutive gold in 53kgs after Spain and Turkey. Well done @Media_SAI, #TOPS and #WFI. We are proud to support this champion Vinesh @OGQ_India
— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) August 4, 2019
The Sports Authority of India also congratulated her.
Many congratulations to our #TOPSAthlete @Phogat_Vinesh for winning the gold🥇medal in women’s 53 kg #wrestling at #PolandOpen.🤼♀️👏🏻🎊
👉🏻This is her third gold in a month having won in Madrid and Turkey.@RijijuOffice | @KirenRijiju | @FederationWrest | @wrestling |#KheloIndia🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/htp0IO1w4M
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 4, 2019
We wish her all the best for many other wins to come!
