Vinesh Phogat Wins Gold In Asian Championship In 53 kg 
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Vinesh Phogat Wins Gold In Asian Championship In 53 kg

Vinesh Phogat won gold in the 53kg weight category without conceding a single point, becoming the new Asian champion. This was the first time Phogat had won the gold medal in eight tries (she has three silver and four bronze medals).

Vinesh Phogat admitted that the main reason she traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the Asian Championship was to compete against her two biggest rivals, Mayu Mukaida of Japan and Qianyu Pang of China. Competing against them less than 100 days before the Tokyo Olympics would have provided an accurate assessment of the Indian medal contender's preparations.

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