Paris Olympics 2024: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday (August 6) congratulated Indian wrestler and wrestler Vinesh Phogat on her victory within the quarter-final match. Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “Nicely completed Vinesh Phogat. I do know that for you this isn’t only a robust match of Olympics. You defeated the world’s primary participant, however that is additionally a victory of your struggles inside and outdoors the sector.
Congress Basic Secretary Priyanka Gandhi posted on the social media platform X and wrote, “Nicely completed Vinesh Phogat. I do know that for you this isn’t only a robust Olympic match. You defeated the world’s primary participant, however that is additionally a victory of your struggles inside and outdoors the sector. At this time the entire world is seeing the tricolor fluttering in your arms. You’re the satisfaction of this nation and can at all times be. Greatest needs. Jai Ho. Vijay Ho.
Vinesh Phogat reached the semi-finals
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat defeated Ukraine’s Osana Livach within the quarterfinal match of girls’s 50 kg wrestling at Paris Olympics to safe a spot within the final 4. Vinesh, who brought on a giant upset by defeating Japan’s Yui Susaki 3-2 within the opening spherical, defeated the eighth seeded wrestler 7-5. 29-year-old Vinesh, who’s enjoying her third Olympics, is now one win away from a medal. Her semifinal match will likely be performed tonight, during which she’s going to face Cuba’s Yusnelis Guzman Lopez.
Nicely completed @Phogat_Vinesh ,
I do know that for you this isn’t only a robust match of Olympics. You defeated the world’s primary participant, however that is additionally a victory of your struggles inside and outdoors the sector.
At this time the entire world is seeing the tricolour fluttering in your arms. You’re the satisfaction of this nation… pic.twitter.com/ATOuWuLRns
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 6, 2024
Vinesh had defeated the 4-time world champion
Nonetheless, earlier than this, Indian feminine wrestler Vinesh Phogat had brought on one of many greatest upsets of those video games by defeating four-time world champion and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Susaki. That is the primary defeat of the Japanese wrestler in her 82-match worldwide profession, which makes Vinesh’s success much more particular.
