India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her return after an 18-month hiatus to chase her Olympic dream, confirming that she has come out of retirement from professional wrestling on Friday.
Former Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced that she would build a world-class sports academy for young athletes with the Rs 4 crore prize money that she received from the Haryana government.
On Wednesday, the notice was issued to the ace wrestler, who reached the Olympics finals in Paris this year in 50 kg category before being disqualified for breaching the weight limit.
Dronacharya awardee and wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat on Friday expressed disapproval of former wrestler and his neice Vinesh Phogat contesting the Haryana elections.
Just two days after joining the Congress party ahead of the Haryana Assembly Polls, wrestler Vinesh Phogat started her election campaign in the Jind region of Haryana on Sunday.
Within hours of them joining the party, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was fielded in the Julana constituency for the upcoming Haryana polls. Whereas, Bajrang Punia was appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress.
Following wrestler Vinesh Phogat's statement where she said that when they were dragged on the road, all parties except the BJP were with them after Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress party on Friday, Chattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said that from this it can be under
Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) candidate from the Dabwali assembly constituency, Digvijay Chautala congratulated wrestler Vinesh Phogat for entering politics and making a new beginning.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat expressed pride as she joined the Congress party on Friday and said that the party "understood their pain and tears" when they faced police action during the protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar last year.
After the Central Election Committee meeting, AICC in-charge of Haryana Deepak Babaria said that the list for the Haryana polls will be out within two days, adding that the party will clarify about Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday whether she fights the Haryana election on a Con