Wrestler Vinesh Phogat received a grand welcome at Delhi Airport in her arrival from Paris. A big crowd gathered at the Delhi airport to welcome Vinesh Phogat back at home. She met Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and was visibly emotional after meeting them. Vinesh Phogat said, ”I thank all the countrymen, I am very fortunate.”
Vinesh’s brother said to media, ”Wrestling and sports lovers of the nation have arrived at the airport to welcome her. People from all sections coming forward to encourage her. She couldn’t win the medal but we will work hard and surely win the Olympic gold medal.”
PM Modi during his interaction with the Indian Olympic contingent at his residence in Delhi on Independence Day said that Vinesh becoming the first female wrestler from India to reach the final at the Olympics was a ‘moment of great pride of the country.”
Shashi Rai
