TIL Desk Sports/ After a heartbreaking end to her campaign at the Rio Olympics, star Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat has once again sealed an Olympic berth for Tokyo and she reckons changing her weight category has been more fruitful to her. Vinesh ended her long wait for a World Championships medal last week as she bagged a bronze which also guranteed her the Olympic quota.
Vinesh, who was strechered off the mat midway during her quarter-final bout in Rio, had shifted her weight category to 53-kg earlier this year and the 25-year-old is happy with her progress on the mat. Speaking on her journey after the Rio setback, she said: “After the (knee) injury in the Olympics, I never thought I would ever again make it to the biggest sporting event.
However, there was something in my mind and heart which pushed me ahead as I always felt I had to do something. And after I changed my weight category this year, it looked slightly more tough to bag a berth as the opponents were new. But I gave my entire effort, whether it was my practise or training, so, finally there was some relief.
