Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling ... and in 2022 was also nominated for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year. Vinesh was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2016 and was awarded ...

The nominees for the fifth edition of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year have been announced ... cricketer Smriti Mandhana and wrestler Vinesh Phogat. The award honours the contributions of ...

In the role of David, Vinesh Phogat. 29. Cutting weight hard to dropping down below her usual division to 50 kg to compete at the Olympics. Coming off an ACL surgery. Not trained for a year ...

Indian wrestling star Vinesh ... she said. Phogat continues to highlight everyday misogyny and the rampant sexual harassment that athletes face. She told DW that there are many sportswomen who ...

A truly anti-climatic end to Vinesh Phogat's battle against adversity. The Indian wrestler's journey to the Paris Olympics was not an easy one. The 29-year-old wrestler suffered underwent three ...

Mother wrestling won against me, says 29-year-old in an emotional post after retirement India's Vinesh Phogat after defeating Ukraine's Oksana Livach in the women's freestyle 50kg quarterfinal at ...

Vinesh Phogat (center) and other elite Indian wrestlers were detained by the police in New Delhi last year as they protested against Brij Bhushan Singh, who was then the wrestling federation chief ...

The shocking news not only knocked Vinesh Phogat out of the 50-kilogram Olympic ... Amit Elor described to USA TODAY Sports earlier this year as "the dark side of the sport," particularly in ...

When we met an 18-year-old Vinesh Phogat in her rookie year at the National championships in Nandini Nagar, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, her cherubic smile belied her steely resolve. Hailing from Balali ...

PARIS (AP) — Vinesh Phogat of India stunned four-time world ... We decided to identify the biggest fantasy winners and losers from this year's draft. What a concept! Andy Behrens joins Matt ...

Vinesh Phogat’s dream of winning ... would have been something of a salve to a year of turmoil in India’s wrestling community. Last summer, Phogat took on a prominent role in high-profile ...