Vinesh Phogat after reaching the ladies’s 50kg freestyle ultimate at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP
Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia has shared yet one more sturdy touch upon social media concerning Vinesh Phogat after the latter reached the ultimate of the ladies’s 50kg freestyle class on the Paris Olympics 2024. Bajrang and Vinesh have been a part of many top-level wrestlers who had protested on the streets towards former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment in the direction of ladies wrestlers. Now, with Vinesh assured a medal at Paris 2024, Bajrang Punia has made positive that the mistreatment in the direction of Vinesh is not forgotten.
On Tuesday, Vinesh grew to become the primary feminine Indian wrestler to achieve an Olympic ultimate. If she wins gold, she is going to develop into the primary Indian girl to win gold on the Olympic Video games.
“These are the daughters of the nation, who’ve at all times introduced glory to the nation. Those that have at all times positioned thorns within the path of those daughters will no less than be taught a lesson from these daughters and can chorus from sowing thorns of their path in future,” posted Bajrang Punia on X.
— Bajrang Punia (@BajrangPunia) August 6, 2024
Earlier, after Vinesh had received her quarter-final towards Ukraine’s Oksana Livach, Bajrang had hailed Phogat as a ‘lioness’ and stated that he had been kicked, crushed, and “dragged on the streets in her nation”.
“However let me inform you one factor, This woman was kicked and crushed in her personal nation. This woman was dragged on the streets in her nation. This woman goes to overcome the world however she misplaced to the system on this nation,” Bajrang had tweeted.
— Bajrang Punia (@BajrangPunia) August 6, 2024
Vinesh has had an unbelievable run to the ultimate. First, she beat world no. 1 Yui Susaki of Japan, who had by no means misplaced in her worldwide profession previous to that, boasting an 82-0 document. Then, she overcame former World Championships bronze medalist Oksana Livach. Lastly, Vinesh accomplished an unbelievable day by beating Cuba’s Yesneylys Guzman 5-0 within the semi-final.
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