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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
Vinesh is only the fifth Indian woman wrestler to win a Worlds medal after Alka Tomar (2006), Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012) and Pooja Dhanda (2018).
Vinesh held off world No.1 Sarah Ann Hildebrandt with some superlative defense in her second repechage round.
It was a second consecutive defeat for Vinesh against the Japanese this season after losing to the two-time world champion at the Asian Championship in China.
The 24-year-old made a sensational comeback after battling a long injury lay-off to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, has been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year.
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