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On Road to Paris, wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in Grand Prix of Spain
Updated On: 07 July, 2024 08:41 PM IST | Madrid | IANS
The win is a huge morale booster for Vinesh, who was a prominent face of the protests against the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Vinesh Phogat. Pic/AFP
In the lead-up to the Paris Olympic Games, India's two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women's 50kg category in the Grand Prix of Spain international continental wrestling championship here on Saturday. Vinesh defeated Mariia Tiumerekova former Russian grappler now competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete 10-5 in the final encounter to bag the yellow metal.
The 29-year-old Vinesh, who had reached Madrid after making a last-minute appeal to get her Spanish Visa which was delayed and got it only a few hours before her departure, won three bouts without much difficulty to storm into the final.
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