Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat has bagged her third consecutive gold in women’s 53kg category after winning the Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw.
The 24-year-old prevailed 3-2 over local wrestler Roksana inthe final of the competition.
Vinesh had earlier beaten Sofia Mattson of Sweden, the RioOlympics bronze medallist, in the quarterfinals of this internationaltournament.
The top Indian woman wrestler had stood atop the podium atGrand Prix of Spain and at the Yasar Dogu International at Istanbul, Turkeylast month.
“The biggest positives from wrestling against strongopponents are it forces me out of my comfort zone, makes me push my limits, andteaches important lessons! Happy with my performance at the #PolandOpen Excitedby this start as a 53 kg wrestler, now onwards and upwards,” Vinesh tweeted.
“As always, thank you to everyone out there for theconstant stream of good wishes, love, and support A big thank you to my coachWoller Akos, physio Rucha, @IndiaSports, @FederationWrest, and @OGQ_India.
“I thank god for the opportunity. #lookingforward#makeeverydaycount #1YearToGo,” she added.
Former national hockey captain Viren Rasquinha, who is alsoinvolved with Olympic Gold Quest, congratulated Vinesh on her success.”Congrats @Phogat_Vinesh as she wins thegold medal beating the local girl 3-2 in the final of the Poland Open. This isVinesh’s 3rd consecutive gold in 53kgs after Spain and Turkey. Well done@Media_SAI, #TOPS and #WFI. We are proud to support this champion Vinesh@OGQ_India,” Rasquinha, who heads the Olympic Gold Quest as its CEO, wroteon his twitter page.