vinesh phogat biography; Achievements, Olympic Disqualification & Personal Life
India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat is currently trending in media news for being disqualified. Vinesh Phogat was disqualified by the International Olympic Association due to overweight. Dinesh Phogat was to play the final on 8 August. His final match was already scheduled,
but who can stop it from happening? He was disqualified due to being 100 grams overweight. In its clarification, the International Olympic Association said that I am sorry that a great athlete like Vinesh Phogat has to be disqualified due to overweight, but my humble request is that no comment should be passed on Vinesh Phogat.
vinesh phogat biography
Vinesh Phogat was born in Bhiwani district of Haryana in 1994. Vinesh Phogat’s age is 28 years. There was an atmosphere of wrestling in Dinesh Phogat’s family since childhood. Vinesh Phogat’s uncle Mahavir is a great wrestling coach honored with the Dronacharya Award, who also trained Dinesh Phogat along with his son Babita.
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Full Name
Vinesh Phogat
Date of Birth
1994
Age
28 years old
Place of Birth
Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
Profession
Wrestler
Notable Achievements
Gold Medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games, Gold Medal in Asian Games, Gold in World Wrestling Championships
Disqualification
Disqualified from 2024 Olympics due to being 100 grams overweight
Family Background
Niece of Mahavir Singh Phogat (Dronacharya Award recipient)
Multiple Golds in Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Championships
Dinesh Phogat is the first woman to win a gold medal in the Asian Games. Apart from this, she is also the first woman to win gold in the World Athletics Championship. Dinesh Phogat also won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Dinesh Kumar was awarded the Arjuna Award for winning the gold medal in the Commonwealth in 2016. The Arjuna Award is called the best award of Italy.
Vinesh Phogat’s sister’s name is Priyanka Phogat. Priyanka Phogat is a fashion designer and she also appreciates her sister. Recently, when she won the semi-finals, Priyanka Phogat congratulated her elder sister Vinesh Phogat for this and encouraged her to move forward. Apart from Dinesh Phogat’s elder sister Geeta Phogat, who is the first woman to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth, she has also followed in the footsteps of her sister Babita Phogat.
Vinesh Phogat Olympic medal
Vinesh Phogat has not won any medal in the Olympics yet. This was the first time in history that a female athlete reached the finals of the Olympics for the first time in the world. She was also on the verge of winning but according to the rules of the International Olympic Association, no overweight player can fight his opponent unless their weight is equal. It is also worth noting that Vinesh Phogat weighs 50 kg and her final round was to be against a 50 kg competitor but when her weight was checked again at the next time, it turned out to be 50 kg 100 grams, so she was disqualified. However, she has won gold medals in Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Championship.
Vinesh Phogat father
Dinesh Phogat’s father’s name was Rajpal Phogat. Rajpal Phogat died during Dinesh Phogat’s childhood and since childhood Vinesh Phogat was being looked after by her uncle Mahavir Phogat. Mahavir Phogat is not only Dinesh’s father but also his coach. Under his supervision Vinesh Phogat learned wrestling and was also awarded a gold medal in the Asian Commonwealth Games. The entire credit for this goes to Mahavir Phogat.
Vinesh Phogat is married to Somveer Rathi. Somveer Rathi used to take wrestling training with Dinesh Phogat. During training, both of them started liking each other and got married in 2018 with the consent of the family. Till now they do not have any daughter. Both of them dream that they will not have a child until someone wins a medal in the Olympics. But recently news is coming that Vinesh Phogat has retired from wrestling
Vinesh Phogat mother name
Dinesh Phogat’s mother’s name is Premlata Phogat. Premlata Phogat always supported both her daughters Priyanka Phogat and Vinesh Phogat. Premlata Phogat is a housewife who supported her daughters since childhood. Despite not having a husband, Premlata Phogat fulfilled all the wishes of her daughters. When her daughters wanted to wear skirts, some people of the society were opposing it, but to fulfill the wishes of her daughters, she also faced the opposition of the society.
Geeta Phogat father
Geeta Phogat’s father is Mahavir Phogat. Geeta Phogat was a great athlete who first won a medal in wrestling. She brought glory to India by winning the gold medal in the Commonwealth. Dangal movie is made on Jeetu Phogat. Aamir Khan played the role of Mahavir Phogat in this Dangal movie. This movie proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. This movie almost Had collected 2000 crore rupees
Vinesh Phogat medals
Dinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in 2015, in return the Government of India honored him with the Arjuna Award, apart from this, in 2017 he also won gold in the Asian Games and won gold in the World Land Championship and has also won silver brown and gold medals at the state and national level, his house is full of medals
Vinesh Phogat is 28 years old, at this age of 28, Vinesh Phogat has earned a different name in the world of wrestling, when she used to enter the field, the opponent used to accept defeat in fear of her roar, but she got disqualified due to discrimination in the Olympics, otherwise she was the first woman in history to win a medal in the Olympics on behalf of India.
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