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Aug 07, 2024 07:54 AM Vinesh Phogat scripted hory on Tuesday becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the Olympic finals. Her old post has gone viral. Vinesh Phogat scripted hory on Tuesday becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the Olympic finals. After spending a good part of the last one year spearheading a protest against alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers the Wrestlers’ Federation of India (WFI) former President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, she made the 50kg summit clash defeating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semifinals. Paris: India’s Vinesh Phogat celebrates after winning her Women’s Freestyle 50kg semi-final wrestling match against Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman Lopez at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris.(PTI) With this feat, Phogat is assured of at least a silver medal. Her horic semi-final win at the Paris Olympics comes after Phogat, Sakshi Malik and other athletes staged a long sit-in protest in Delhi early last year against the alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers BJP’s Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. They were vilified certain sections of the internet for the protest, detained the police and even travelled to Haridwar to throw their medals into the Ganges, but were stopped farmers’ leader Naresh Tikait at the last moment. In the backdrop of this, Phogat’s victory is being hailed as redemption. Meanwhile, a post shared Vinesh Phogat back in March 2024 has resurfaced online after her Olympic feat. Back in March, the 29-year-old wrestler had shared a post which read: “Dear haters, I have so much more for you to be mad at. Just be patient.” Take a look: The post has been widely re-tweeted after her Paris Olympics feat. It has crossed over 1.2 million views on X. “Queen inside and outside the Ring , just remembered who stayed with you in your tough time and who bullied you,” reads one comment, shared yesterday. “How prophetic she was,” another said. Phogat (50kg) became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games with a convincing 5-0 win over Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez here on Tuesday. With the semifinal win, Vinesh guaranteed herself at least a silver medal. “Gold laana hai (Have to bring gold),” she told her teary-eyed mother Premlata over a quick video call after the bout. (With inputs from PTI) The Hindustan Times YouTube channel now has 7 million subscribers. We thank our viewers for their support. Follow the channel for exclusive video news on politics, sports, entertainment & more. Click here. See more Get Latest Updates on Trending News Viral News, Video, Photos and Weather Updates of India and around the world News / Trending / Vinesh Phogat’s old post goes viral after Olympic feat: ‘Dear haters…’