We all saw the inspiring journey of wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari in Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal‘. Now as their cousin Vinesh Phogat became the first woman wrestler to win a Gold medal in the Asian Games 2018, the happiness of the entire nation knew no bounds.
As soon as the news of Vinesh bagging the Gold medal came out, best wishes and congratulatory messages started pouring in for the entire nation. Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and several other Bollywood celebrities congratulated Vinesh for her achievement. Vinesh defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in the 50-kilogram women’s Freestyle final in Jakarta on Monday.
Expressing his happiness over Vinesh’s victory, Aamir Khan in his true-blue Mahavir Singh Phogat style posted on Twitter, “Congratulations Vinesh for winning the Gold in the Asian Games. We are all so proud of you. Love, Aamir and the team of Dangal. Mhaari chhoriyan chhoron se kam hai ke!”
Congratulations Vinesh for winning the Gold in the Asian Games. We are all so proud of you.
Love, Aamir and the team of Dangal.
Mhaari chhoriyan chhoron se kam hai ke!— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) August 20, 2018
Amitabh Bachchan, a supporter of the women empowerment movement, wrote “Wrestler #VineshPhogat wins gold in the women’s 50 kg category. She is the first female athlete from India to win gold at #AsianGames2018. जय हिंद !!!”
T 2906 – Wrestler #VineshPhogat wins gold in the women’s 50 kg category. She is the first female athlete from India to win gold at #AsianGames2018. जय हिंद !!!??????????????????
हमें गर्व है भारत की महिलाओं पर , और आज विनेश ने हमारा सर ऊँचा कर दिया ! pic.twitter.com/Gd7rPPzYZl— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 20, 2018
Khiladi Akshay Kumar wrote, “Congratulations Golden Girl Vinesh Phogat for creating history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games! More power to you.”
Here you can check out how other celebrities congratulated Vinesh on Twitter:
Congratulations to #VineshPhogat for striking Gold in women’s wresting. ??? #AsianGame2018
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 20, 2018
First Indian woman wrestler to win gold at Asian Games!! Way to go girl ???? .. The entire country is proud of you! Congratulations #VineshPhogat @Phogat_Vinesh ??????????
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) August 20, 2018
Congratulations Vinesh felt great pride watching you receive your gold medal. Truly #madeinindia #AsianGame2018. Sorry for the earlier typo I write my own tweets
— Varun MAUJI Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) August 20, 2018
Congratulations to Wrestler @Phogat_Vinesh for winning a gold medal at the #AsianGames2018 #50KgFreestyle #VineshPhogat ?? pic.twitter.com/xTj0zj6mZc
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) August 20, 2018
???????????????????? Girl power at its best!!! Awesome!!! #VineshPhogat #Gold https://t.co/uK9jWtgdkO
— Sophie Choudry (@Sophie_Choudry) August 20, 2018
And #Gold ? it is, way to go @Phogat_Vinesh ???????? you have made #India super proud . Hearty congratulations and wish you all the best in all your future endeavours , one done many more to go #VineshPhogat #AsianGames2018 #AsianGames https://t.co/kwzkcfIHpm
— Nila Madhab Panda (@nilamadhabpanda) August 20, 2018
Vinesh, congratulations for making the entire country proud. You go, girl!
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