Vinesh Phogat beat Sweden’s Jonna Malmgren to win the bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships 2022 on Wednesday (September 14). This is India’s first medal in this edition of the tournament. She is the only Indian woman to achieve this feat at the Worlds, and this is her second medal at the Worlds.
In the qualification round, Vinesh, a bronze medalist at the 2019 world championships, was defeated 7-0 by Mongolian silver medalist Khulan Batkhuyag. After falling behind 3-0 in the first round, the Indian wrestler conceded four more points in the final moments to lose. Vinesh Phogat is likely to win the bronze medal if Khulan Batkhuyag wins her next matches.
At least a bronze medal was within her reach after the repechage round. She defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhuldyz Eshimova 4-0 in her first repechage match on Wednesday. Victory by Fall (VFA) was achieved by her. On the basis of Win by injury, she won her next match against Azerbaijani Leyla Gurbanova. The bronze medal match followed after she won this match.