Vinesh Phogat Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

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Age: 30 Years

Husband: Somvir Rathee

Height: 5’ 3”

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Profession	Freestyle Wrestler
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in feet Inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 56 kg in pounds- 123 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Wrestling
Category	48 kg/50 kg/53 kg
International Debut	Asian Wrestling Championships (2013)
Retirement	8 August 2024
Coach/Mentors	• Mahavir Singh Phogat • Woller Akos
Medals	World Championships • 2019: Bronze medal – third place at Sultan in 53 kg Commonwealth Games • 2014: Gold medal – first place at Glasgow in 48 kg • 2018: Gold medal – first place at Gold Coast in 50 kg Asian Games • 2018: Gold medal – first place at Jakarta in 50 kg • 2014: Bronze medal – third place at Incheon in 48 kg Asian Championships • 2021: Gold medal – first place at Almaty in 53 kg • 2015: Silver medal – second place at Doha in 48 kg • 2017: Silver medal – second place at New Delhi in 55 kg • 2018: Silver medal – second place at Bishkek in 50 kg • 2018: Bronze medal – third place at New Delhi in 51 kg • 2016: Bronze medal – third place at Bangkok in 53 kg • 2019: Bronze medal – third-place at Xi'an in 53 kg • 2020: Bronze medal – third place at New Delhi in 53 kg Youth Wrestling Championship • 2013: Silver medal – second place at Johannesburg in 51 kg
Record	Became the first Indian female wrestler to compete for Gold in an Olympic final (6 August 2024)
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	• Joined the Indian National Congress (September 2024) • Contested and won the 2024 Haryana Legilsative Assembly elections from the Julana constituency
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August 1994 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	30 Years
Birthplace	Balali, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Balali, Haryana, India
School	K C M Sr Sec School Jhojhu Kalan, Haryana
College/University	MDU, Rohtak, Haryana
Address	H.No 50, Village Balali, Dadri, Charkhi Dadri
Hobbies	Reading
Controversy	Protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh On 18 January 2023, Vinesh Phogat along with wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik held a sit-in protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Phogat alleged that the WFI officials and coaches were harassing women. She also made allegations against the WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for sexually harassing many girls. She said, “Some coaches who are favourites of the federation misbehave with women coaches as well. They sexually harass girls. The WFI president has sexually harassed so many girls." Later, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh denied the allegations and said that there was no incident of sexual harassment. He also questioned why the protesting wrestlers never approached the federation for the past ten years and said that he would hang himself if the allegations will be proved true. Mr. Sharan Singh quoted, "If such a thing has happened, then I will hang myself." check sources The Hindu On 3 May 2023, she levelled charges against Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur for suppressing the matter and said that it is tough to stand against a powerful person who is misusing his power and position. She said, "We ended our protest after talking to Union Sports Minister (Anurag Thakur), and all the athletes had told him about the sexual harassment. By forming a committee, he tried to suppress the matter there; no action was taken that time." check sources NDTV On 25 June 2023, wrestlers called of their protest and decided to battle it out in court. check sources India Today
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Somvir Rathee (Wrestler) check sources Amar Ujala
Marriage Date	13 December 2018
Marriage Place	Balali village, Charkhi Dadri district, Haryana
Family
Husband	Somvir Rathee (m. 2018-present)
Parents	Father- Rajpal Singh Phogat (Died) Mother- Prem Lata Phogat
Siblings	Brother- Harvinder Phogat Sister- Priyanka Phogat (Wrestler) Babita Kumari (Westler, Cousin), Ritu Phogat (Wrestler, Cousin), Geeta Phogat (Wrestler, Cousin)
Favourites
Actor	Salman Khan
Actress	Preity Zinta , Katrina Kaif , Madhuri Dixit , Priyanka Chopra
Film	ABCD2, Kal Ho Na Ho, Jodha Akbar, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Hera Pheri, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Volvo XC • Hyundai Creta • Toyota Innova
Bike Collection	TVS Jupiter
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (as of 2024)	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 1,95,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 39,83,473 • Details of Investment in NSS and Postal Savings: Rs. 1,50,000 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 64,46,662 • Jewellery: Rs. 2,29,000 Immovable Assets • Residential Buildings: Rs. 1,85,00,000
Net Worth	Rs. 2,81,42,353 (2.81 Crore) (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vinesh Phogat

Vinesh Phogat is a renowned Indian wrestler. In Commonwealth and Asian Games, she became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold medals in both events. In 2019, she was regarded as the first woman athlete in India who was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Vinesh is the niece of renowned Indian wrestler, Mahavir Singh Phogat (amateur wrestler & senior Olympics Coach).

Mahavir Singh while posing with Phogat sisters
As her father expired quite early, she was raised by a single parent, her mother.
In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India in the match with her opponent Tho-Kaew Sriprapa of Thailand in the women’s freestyle 52 kg category.
In 2013, she won a silver medal at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships organised in Johannesburg, South Africa in the women’s freestyle 51 kg category. Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria defeated her in this exclusive tournament.
In 2014, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category. In this match, she defeated her opponent Yana Rattigan of England to win the gold.

Vinesh Phogat while kissing her gold medal that she won at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
In 2014, she won a bronze medal at Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category. Vinesh defeated her opponent Narangerel Eredenesukh of Mongolia in this championship.
In 2015, Vinesh won a silver medal at Asian Championships organised in Doha. She was defeated by her opponent Yuki Irie of Japan in the finals.
Based on her and her family’s life, a biopic film Dangal was made by Aamir Khan in 2016 to showcase her path to success.

A photo comparing Dangal and the real-life photo
In 2016, Vinesh won the final round of the match after defeating her opponent from Poland, Iwona Matkowska, and got qualified for the Rio Olympics. Vinesh reached the Quarter Finals at the Summer Olympics in Rio in 2016. She lost to the Sun Yanan of China and received a knee injury.
Vinesh went to receive her Arjuna award on a wheelchair in 2016. In an interview, she shared her experience,

I refused to go. I had just undergone the (knee) operation and didn’t want anyone to see me in that condition. But my doctor Dinshaw Pardiwala asked me to go. When I went there people wanted my pictures, interview. It made me feel insecure and I wanted to run away because emotionally you are scattered.”

Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2016 to Vinesh for Wrestling, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi
Vinesh got married to her fellow wrestler Somvir Rathee on 13 December 2018. They both are Indian railways’ employees and at the workplace, they fell in love with each other.
In 2018, she appeared in a video interview and shared her childhood wrestling experience.
In 2018, she won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling.

Vinesh Phogat poses with her gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
In 2018, she won a gold medal in women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games by defeating her opponent Yuki Irie of Japan. On winning this gold medal, she became the first Indian women wrestler to win the gold in Asian Games.

Vinesh Phogat shows off her gold medal from the podium after the medal ceremony for the 50 kg category wrestling competition at the Asian Games 2018
In 2018, she was also presented with the woman of the year award by Vogue India.

Vinesh while posing with the women of the year award in 2018
In 2019, Vinesh won a bronze medal by defeating her opponent Qianyu Pang of China in the Asian Wrestling Championships.
In 2019, she won a gold medal by defeating her opponent Ekaterina Poleshchuk of Russia in the Yasar Dogu International.

Vinesh Phogat with the gold medal that she won at Yasar Dogu in 2019
In 2019, she bagged her third gold medal for the straight three years at the Poland Open wrestling championships in Warsaw in the women 53 kg category.

Vinesh Phogat while posing after winning the game in Poland in 2019
In 2019, Vinesh won a maiden World Championship medal at World Wrestling Championships in the women’s 53 kg category and qualified herself for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Vinesh won a gold medal in January 2020 after defeating her opponent Luisa Elizabeth Valverde in Rome Ranking Series.

Vinesh Phogat while wrestling in a championship
In an interview, she was asked about her practice for Tokyo Olympics amid the lockdown period in 2020. She said,

Yes, I train twice a day. But I also make sure to take all the precautions necessary to keep Coronavirus at bay. I wash my hands regularly before and after training. Also, I only train with my sister Priyanka.”
In 2020, she won the sportswoman of the year award (Individual).
In February 2021, she won a gold medal in a tournament held in Kyiv, Ukraine, by defeating her opponent Vanesa Kaladzinskay.
In 2021, at Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series events, Vinesh Phogat won her second gold medal. She defeated Diana Mary Helen Weicker of Canada from 4-0.
In 2021, at the Poland Open, Phogat won a gold medal in the women’s 53 kg category and reserved herself for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Vinesh Phogat posing with her medals
According to Vinesh, Kaori Icho of Japan was her inspiration in wrestling. In a conversation with a media house, she revealed,

Kaori Icho of Japan has been an inspiration for me. She is four-time Olympics medallist (2004-2016). She is still competing to qualify for Tokyo.”
In a conversation with a media house, Vinesh narrated her daily routine. She explained,

Every coach changes the plan in 15 days. We don’t know what’s going to come. If you keep doing the same things you will get bored. I am working on strength now because it is season. I am doing weight training, gym four times, then mat sessions. If we have gym in the morning, in the evening I will be on the mat because the stamina we have built we can use it in our training.”
In 2021, at the Poland wrestling championships, Phogat said that her husband’s advice helped her during the match. She spelt out,

In the first match, I wanted to push more and play more aggressive, it was something my coach did not tell me to do, but my husband did. It was something I did in the final.”
Vinesh explained her diet-related complications in an interview. She said,

My diet plan is very strict. I have been told not to eat sweets, a lot of ghee. I follow it most of the time. However, when I go to the mat and find out my technique is not that good on that particular day or if I pick up an injury, I get very angry. I think ‘I haven’t done anything on the mat, then why should I follow the diet?’. Then I will eat whatever I want.”
Various renowned magazines and tabloids often feature her on their cover page.

Vinesh Phogat on the cover page of a magazine
As an athlete, Vinesh Phogat is a fitness enthusiast. She often shares her pictures on her social media account while working out at the gym.

Vinesh Phogat while at the gym
In a conversation with a media house, Vinesh Phogat was asked that her opponents had the perception that she was being arrogant for being so headstrong while on the mat. She then replied,

Yes people say that (arrogant) but I know what’s inside me. And if it helps me on the mat, I don’t bother. It helps me on the mat. People say it’s over-confidence but for me it’s belief. I don’t get intimidated and your opponent also notices the body language. Some people work on it but for me it’s God gift.”
In 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics, she was not able to clinch any medal for India and was sent back to the pavilion.
After winning her semi-final match at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Vinesh announced that she would not participate in any future Olympic tournaments.
On 7 August 2024, Vinesh was disqualified from the Paris Olympics before her women’s 50-kg final wrestling match after she was found to be 100 grams overweight. Later, India protested against the decision of the officials.
After her disqualification, Phogat retired from wrestling. She, on social media, wrote,

Wrestling won the match against me, I lost… My courage is all broken, I don’t have any strength now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will forever be in your debt.”
On 7 August 2024, Vinesh and the IOA filed a plea against the disqualification of the wrestler at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), demanding that she be awarded a joint silver medal.
Thereafter, renowned Indian advocate Harish Salve took over her case to represent her at the CAS.
On 14 August 2024, her plea was rejected by an ad-hoc division of the CAS, ruling that athletes will have to ensure that they remain below their weight limit and no exception can be provided under any circumstance. However, later, Salve said that Vinesh did not want to challenge the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He even advised her to appeal the CAS verdict in the Swiss Court, but she refused it.
In September 2024, Vinesh resigned from her government job in the Indian Railways to become a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). She joined the party with Bajrang Punia .

Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat with Rahul Gandhi
In October of the same year, she won the Haryana Vidhan Sabha elections from the Julana constituency against the BJP candidate Yogesh Bairagi, whom she defeated with over 6000 votes.
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