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On Road to Paris, wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in Grand Prix of Spain
Updated On: 07 July, 2024 08:41 PM IST | Madrid | IANS
The win is a huge morale booster for Vinesh, who was a prominent face of the protests against the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
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In the lead-up to the Paris Olympic Games, India`s two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women`s 50kg category in the Grand Prix of Spain international continental wrestling championship here on Saturday. Vinesh defeated Mariia Tiumerekova former Russian grappler now competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete 10-5 in the final encounter to bag the yellow metal.
The 29-year-old Vinesh, who had reached Madrid after making a last-minute appeal to get her Spanish Visa which was delayed and got it only a few hours before her departure, won three bouts without much difficulty to storm into the final.
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