Vinesh Phogat created history on Monday as she became the first Indian woman wrestler to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games.
The 23-year-old wrestler defeated Japan's Yuki Irie 6-2 in the final of the 50kg freestyle category.
The two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist started with a bang as she raced to a 4-0 lead in the final. From then, there was no looking back for Vinesh, who trounced her opponent.
Such was the luck of the draw that Vinesh outclassed each of her opponents.
Earlier, Vinesh exacted sweet revenge on China's Yanan Sun, whom she beat 8-2. This win would have been particularly sweet because Vinesh had suffered a heart-breaking leg injury against Sun during the Rio Olympics.
This time however, Vinesh did not give her opponent any chance.
In the next bout, she brushed aside the challenge of Korea’s Hyungjoo Kim by technical superiority. She ended the bout with a four-point throw.
Her semifinal lasted just 75 seconds as she moved into the final with a ‘fitley’. She was already up 4-0 and then rolled over her opponent thrice with leg-lock.
In what was considered as a major hurdle in the final, Vinesh came up with her A game to win the yellow metal.
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