Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships after clinching a bronze in 53 kilogram category in Belgrade, Serbia on Wednesday..The Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medalist defeated reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden. It was a remarkable comeback for three-time CWG gold-medalist Vinesh after her shock qualification round defeat as she beat Swedish opponent Malmgren 8-0 in the bronze medal round. Vinesh had made it to the bronze play-off through the repechage round after losing to Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia, in her first bout on Tuesday, September 13.
's @Phogat_Vinesh wins her 2nd #WorldChampionship after defeating Sweden's Joana Malmgren 8-0
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 14, 2022
Great resilience by #VineshPhogat after shocking 1st round defeat yesterday.
She has now also become 1️⃣st Indian woman to have won 2️⃣ World Championships medals in #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/J0zpoWxKGz
This is her second bronze medal at the Championships. She had previously earned a podium position in the 2019 edition of the tournament at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. India's Under-23 bronze medalist Nisha Dahiya will also fight for bronze in the women's 68 kilogram category while CWG 2022 gold medalist Naveen Malik will be in action on Thursday.
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