Earlier in the day, Vinesh Phogat secured a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after an impressive 8-2 win against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt.
The freestyle wrestler was one of India's few gold medal hopes in Rio and the entire nation mourned as she lay on the mat writhing in pain during her bout against China's Sun Yanan. (Photo: Twitter)
Nur Sultan: India wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched a bronze in women's 53-kg World Wrestling Championships after defeating Greece's Maria Prevolariki by 4-1 here on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Vinesh Phogat secured a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after an impressive 8-2 win against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt.
Moreover, Phogat became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in the 53 kg category.
Phogat bagged back-to-back gold medals in the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In the 2018 Asian Games, she clinched a gold medal in the 50 kg category.
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