Divya Kakran defeated Geeta Phogat earlier this year | Photo Credit: PTI Young wrestler Divya Kakran bagged 10th medal for India in Asian Games 2018 as she won her repechage match against Wengling Chen of Chinese Taipei in 68 kg freestyle women's wrestling category. She had lost her earlier lost in the quarterfinals against Tumentsetseg Sharkhuu by a margin of 1-11, which meant that she lost the contest by technical superiority. Tumentsetseg went onto qualify for the final, provided Kakran with an opportunity to compete in a bronze medal match, which she won. Tumentsetseg, on the other hand, lost the final to Zhou Feng of China, who won the gold medal. Kakran has won a number of medals in her career, including a bronze in Commonwealth Games earlier this year. Prior to going for the tournament, she had famously defeated Geeta Phogat, star Indian wrestler, whose popularity rose to another level after a movie named Dangal was released, a story on her and her sister, Babita. Here is the video of the match between Kakran and Geeta, where the former won – Geeta is the first-ever Indian women wrestler to win a gold medal in Commonwealth Games, which came in 2010. She and her sister weren’t part of the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2018 held in Gold Coast earlier this year. Talking of India’s performance in the ongoing Asian Games 2018 so far, the Indian contingent has done well and has bagged 10 medals. Out of 10 medals, three are gold, three are silver while the other four are bronze. Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Saurabh Chaudhary are three athletes who have bagged a gold medal each. Lakshay Sheoran, Sanjeev Rajput and Deepak Kumar are the three to win silver medals in the ongoing quadrennial event.<doc-sep>Geeta Phogat posted a heartfelt tweet for her sister. (Photo credits: AP/PTI) Vinesh Phogat created history on the second day of the Asian Games 2018 as she won first-ever gold for India in wrestling in the history of the tournament. She defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie by a margin of 6-2 in the 50kg women's Freestyle wrestling. Vinesh earned key points at the start of the match which saw her putting pressure on her opposition. Yuki could never make a comeback in the game after earning an initial point, she could just manage one more point in the last few seconds of the game. (Also Read: Vinesh Phogat creates history, wins a gold medal in Asian Games 2018) Golden girl Vinesh received wishes from all around the world, including that from her cousin sister Geeta Phogat, a wrestler herself. Proud moment छोटी बहन @Phogat_Vinesh ने एशियन गेम्स में गोल्ड मेडलजीत कर रचा इतिहास बनी गोल्ड जीतने वाली पहली महिला पहलवान बहुत-१ बधाई #proudsister (younger sister Vinesh creates history by becoming first wrestler to win a gold. Congratulations),” she wrote on Twitter. Geeta and Vinesh are cousin sisters and have been coached by Mahavir Singh Phogat. Both of them have won medals in Commonwealth Games. Their sister Babita is also a Commonwealth Games medallist. (Vinesh Phogat won a gold medal in Asian Games. Photo credits: PTI) Talking of Vinesh’s Monday's performance, she kicked off her day by defeating Sun Yanan, the same wrestler to whom she lost after suffering a knee injury during Rio Olympics 2016. On Monday, she made it to the final after defeating Uzbekistan’s Yakhshi Muratova by technical superiority. She did not allow her opposition to open her account and won the bout by 10-0. In the final, she had a tough contest against Yuki but won it easily. Other Indian wrestlers failed to step up and returned empty-handed. The likes of Sakshi Malik, Pooja Dhanda and Pinki could not win any medal. The former two also played a repechage match for the bronze medal but failed to win a medal.<doc-sep>Vinesh Phogat added a famous gold medal to India's Asian Games 2018 kitty in a splendid recovery from a potentially career-ending injury during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where she had to be carried off the mat in tears. Vinesh Phogat also added to the family credentials, as her cousins are already stars in India after their careers were highlighted in the Bollywood hit, "Dangal'. Vinesh Phogat became India's first women's wrestling champion at the Asian Games on Monday. Vinesh Phogat outclassed Japan's Yuki Irie 6-2 to win the 50kg final in Jakarta and was then hoisted on the shoulders of team staff draped in the Indian flag. The 23-year-old is a cousin of former Commonwealth champions Geeta and Babita Phogat, whose rise from obscurity to wrestling fame was captured in 2016's 'Dangal', an international hit. "I had targeted gold. I had three-four silvers at the Asia level. My body responded well, I had trained well and God was being kind," Vinesh told reporters. "I am rough and tough and a risk-taker. I take risks in life and they pay off. I have lot of self-belief that there is nothing that I can't do," she said. The omens were good for the 2014 bronze medallist when she began the competition with a win over China's Sun Yanan, against whom she had suffered a leg injury at the 2016 Olympics. "Injuries are a part of a sportsperson's life. And I have heard somewhere that injuries only strengthens an athlete. I have come back stronger from that Rio heartache," Vinesh beamed. "There was pressure but it was to prove that I am actually stronger than her (Sun). I wanted to prove this today because I lost thrice to her before," she added. Vinesh Phogat remains India's only second gold-medal winner of the 18th Asian Games so far after Bajrang Punia won the men's 65kg title on Sunday. She initially trained under her uncle Mahavir Singh Phogat, who coached his daughters Geeta and Babita, but said she idolises India's two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar. "I listen to Sushilji a lot. Whatever he suggests, I take note," she said. Sushil Kumar, who lost his opening bout in the 74kg category on Sunday. "In 2014 when I won bronze in Incheon he said, don't worry, whatever happens, happens for good. Maybe you have something bigger in store," she said. Promoted The rest of the Indian women fell by the wayside on Monday, including Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik who lost her 62kg bronze 2-12 to Rim Jong Sim of North Korea. (With AFP inputs)<doc-sep>Vinesh Phogat celebrates after winning the Gold medal in women’s freestyle 50 kg wrestling at the Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta on Monday. (Source: PTI) Vinesh Phogat celebrates after winning the Gold medal in women’s freestyle 50 kg wrestling at the Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta on Monday. (Source: PTI) Vinesh Phogat rewrote history on Monday after becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win Asian Games gold medal. This was after she defeated Yuki Irie of Japan in the finals of the 50kg category. Vinesh Phogat is a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. She has also won countless other medals at various international meets. Born in Balali, Haryana, Vinesh comes from a reputed background of wrestling which boasts of her cousins Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari Phogat. She is the daughter of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat’s younger brother Rajpal. In her early days, she was coached by Mahavir Singh Phogat. Vinesh’s first international medal came at the 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships where she won the bronze in the women’s freestyle 51 kg category. Since then there has been no looking back for the 25-year-old as she went on to win the gold in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category. In the same year, Vinesh won the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Incheon in the women’s freestyle 48 kg category. In the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, she made India proud by securing the yellow metal in women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling. Last year, the Wrestling Federation of India had briefly suspended her for indiscipline. However, with an impressive performance in Jakarta, she will now be confident of a strong show at Tokyo 2020.<doc-sep>
Wrestler Divya Kakran won her first Asian Games medal when she beat Taipei's Chen Wenling in the bronze medal match in Jakarta on Tuesday. Divya, who had also won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year in Gold Coast, beat Wenling in the freestyle 68kg category on Technical Superiority with the final scoreline reading 10-0. Divya became the third Indian wrestler to win a medal at the 18th edition of the Asian Games after Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Vinesh Phogat (50kg) had claimed gold medals. The 20-year-old wrestler, who was Asian championships silver-medallist, had won a gold in the Commonwealth Championships last year. Divya also won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year (Reuters Photo) On Monday, Vinesh won India a gold medal when she beat Yuki Irie of Japan in the final of the women's wrestling. Vinesh defeated Yuki 6-2 in the 50kg category to bag the top prize and take India's tally of gold medals to two at the 18th edition of the Asian Games in Indonesia. She also became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. Earlier in the year, Vinesh had won the gold medal in women's 50kg freestyle wrestling at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The gold also enabled Vinesh to achieve another feat as she became the only woman wrestler to win two medals in back-to-back Asian Games. Vinesh had earlier won a bronze medal in the 48kg category at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Vinesh also won back-to-back gold medals in 2014 Glasgow and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games this year. In men's, India won only one gold medal from Bajrang Punia (65kg) on Sunday. (With inputs from PTI)