Vinesh Phogat Joins Elite List Of Indian Olympic Medallists In Wrestling

Vinesh Phogat has sealed her spot in the final of the Women’s 50kg Freestyle at the Paris Olympics.

She will fight USA's Sarah Hildebrandt for the top spot.

KD Jadhav was the first Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.

He had won a bronze in men’s freestyle 57kg at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Sushil Kumar clinched a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in men’s freestyle 66kg.

He went on to earn a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the same category.

Yogeshwar Dutt had won a bronze medal in 2012.

Dutt achieved it in the men’s freestyle 60kg division.

Sakshi Malik bagged a bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics in women’s freestyle 58kg.

Ravi Kumar Dahiya claimed a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in men’s freestyle 57kg.

Bajrang Punia also won a bronze in 2020 in the men's freestyle 65kg category.