Unstoppable Vinesh Phogat had one goal: To show Olympic medal to Brij Bhushan | Trending
Aug 07, 2024 09:46 AM Vinesh Phogat had said: “I will look him [Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh] in the eye and medal leke aungi main, tu dekh.” Vinesh Phogat goal of winning an Olympic medal was fuelled not just a desire for personal glory but her fight for a larger cause. The wrestler spent 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. Yesterday, she made hory qualifying for the Olympic finals. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat (C) detained the police during a protest against Brij Bhushan Singh, the wrestling federation chief on July 23, 2024 (Photo Arun THAKUR / AFP)(AFP) Vinesh Phogat beat the reigning Olympic and world champion, a two-time European Games medall and a Pan-American Games champion to reach the Olympic final, reported ESPN. With this, she is assured of at least a silver medal in the Paris Olympics. A story of redemptionThis victory could not be sweeter for the 29-year-old from Haryana, who had entered the Olympics with the aim of winning a medal and showing it to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Speaking to ESPN in November 2023, Vinesh Phogat had said: “The only thing I have told Bajrang and Sakshi is that I will still fight. I will look him [Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh] in the eye and medal leke aungi main, tu dekh [bring back a medal and show it to him]. They both have Olympic medals, I don’t. I have a reason to fight. If I train well, I can win a medal. No one can stop me.” Fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia told ESPN what Phogat had said to him. “She told me “I am fighting for the future generation of wrestlers. Not for myself, my career is done and this is my last Olympics. I want to fight for the young women wrestlers who will come and fight for them so that they can wrestle safely. That’s why I was in Jantar Mantar, and that’s why I am here,” he said on Tuesday. Phogat’s horic semi-final win at the Paris Olympics comes after she, 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. 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 / Unstoppable Vinesh Phogat had one goal: To show Olympic medal to Brij Bhushan
