Vinesh Phogat is one of the most memorable players after the Paris Olympics. Her brand value increased after the incident that happened to her in Paris. What happened there was she wanted to be qualified to win the gold medal but unfortunately due to her weight she didn’t she struggled so hard to get over that weight but she didn’t make it.
We will discuss how and where she grew up, her family, her Net Worth, and what challenges she faced during her wrestling journey.
Vinesh Phogat’s Early Life And Background
Vinesh Phogat is a Haryanvi girl born on 25 August 1994 in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India. She belongs to a wrestler family her father was Rajpal Phogat and her mother is Premalta Phogat All of her sisters are wrestlers her real sister is Priyanka Phogat and her cousins are Geeta Phogat, Ritu Phogat, and Babita Kumar.
Mahavir Singh Phogat her uncle, trained her and her daughter to be wrestlers but her community was against him because they said that girls are not allowed to play games with boys. They broke that barrier and made her girls successful wrestlers in India. At the very young age of nine, her father passed away. Her family’s relatives shot him.
Vinesh Phogat Career Highlights And Achievements:
Vinesh Phogat is a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist, she has won gold at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Games. She became the first woman who win a gold medal at the Commonwealth and Asian Games after in 2018 Asian Games she won gold medal. She won two bronze World Wrestling Championships.
She has competed in three different weight classes: 48 Kg in 2016, 53 Kg in 2020, and 5o Kg in 2024, making her a three-time Olympian. She also became the first international wrestler to defeat then-reigning Olympic champion Yui Susaki 2024 Summer Olympics and also became the first Indian wrestler to reach the Olympic final. However, she was not able to make it and got disqualified due to excess weight of 100 grams (3.52oz) on the second day. She instantly announced her retirement from the game following her disqualification.
In 2019, she was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards and became the first Indian to get the nomination for the award. She became a protester in 2023 against the Indian Wrestling Federation and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who accused s*xual harrassment by some female wrestlers.
Vinesh Phogat Personal Life:
She has married to Somvir Rathee on 13 December 2018, and he is going to Jind. He and Vinesh worked for the Indian Railways and they have known each other since 2011.
Vinesh Phogat Net Worth And Endorsements:
Everyone is eager to know how is the net worth of Vinesh Phogat so the esitamate amount of her net worth is 36.5 Crore. And she was charging Rs 25 lakh for a endorsement deal before the Olympics 2024 and she is demanding a fee that ranges from INR 75 lakh to 1 Crore for a brand. Her monthly income from Rs 50,000 from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. She earns her major income from endorsements.
Vinesh Phogat Prizes She Got After Returning from Olympics 2024
After returning from the Paris Olympics Vinesh Phogat was presented with a gold medal from the village of Balali community elders of her native village.
Balali promised, Balali delivered!
🥇 Vinesh Phogat was presented a gold medal by community elders in her native village. A massive crowd is in attendance despite the felicitation beginning well past midnight.
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— Sportstar (@sportstarweb) August 17, 2024
After the sweet gestures and love from the natives of her village, she became overwhelmed and said a few statements given below:
“It would be disappointing if no wrestler emerged from this village. We have paved the way, and given hope with our achievements. I request that you all support the women in this village. They need your support, hope and trust if they have to replace us in future,” Vinesh said.
“They can achieve a lot. All they need is your support. I will always be indebted to this nation, and this village for giving me so much love and respect.
“Whatever I have learnt in wrestling, I don’t know if that is god-gifted or my hard work but whatever I have I would like to share with my sisters from this village and I wish they achieve greater heights than me.”
“I can then say with pride that she is from my village and I have trained her. I want that (my) records to be broken by wrestlers from this village. Thank you all for staying up so late at night for me.
Interesting Facts and Lesser-Known Details:
The rumours are going viral that Vinesh Phogat has received an amount of 16 crore rupees from a Businessman and brand owner but her husband Somvir Rathe has confirmed that the news was fake he wrote on his Twitter.
“Vinesh Phogat has not received any money from the following organizations, businessmen, companies and parties. All of you are our well-wishers, please do not spread false news. This will not only harm us but will also harm social values. This is just a means to gain cheap popularity,” Rathee tweeted on twitter.
निम्नलिखित संस्थाओं, व्यापारियों, कंपनियों और पार्टियों द्वारा विनेश फोगाट को कोई धनराशि प्राप्त नहीं हुई है. आप सभी हमारे शुभचिंतक लोग हैं, कृपया झूठी खबरें न फ़ैलाएँ. इससे हमारा नुक़सान तो होगा ही. सामाजिक मूल्यों का भी नुक़सान होगा.
यह सस्ती लोकप्रियता पाने का साधन मात्र है. pic.twitter.com/ziUaA8ct1W
— Somvir Rathee (@somvir_rathee) August 18, 2024
Vinesh Phogat Impact and Legacy:
Vinesh Phogat’s strong dedication and hard work enabled her to successfully achieve her dreams as a wrestler, making her family, village, and India proud. She is always remembered as one of the greatest sportspersons for her unbeatable talent and achievements, and she made herself an idol by becoming a young female athlete in India.
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