Watch: Vinesh Phogat returns to the mat
The politician is all smiles in the video which has since garnered a lot of attention.
The Olympian had hung up her boots soon after the Paris Olympics last year. (Photo Credit: Instagram/VineshPhogat)
Vinesh Phogat, the wrestler-turned politician, on Wednesday posted a video on her social media handle that showed her enjoying a bout of grappling.
Dressed in typical training apparel, the Olympian is all smiles after taking a tumble on the mat.
The post has since garnered thousands of 'likes'.
Watch the moment here:
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Phogat failed to make weight in the weigh-in ahead of her final bout in the 50kg category.
Soon thereafter, she announced her retirement from the sport and has since taken to politics.
In October last year, she won the Haryana Assembly elections on a Congress ticket and is now the MLA of the Julana constituency.
Incidentally, she won the elections by a thumping majority of 6,000 votes.
She beat Captain Yogesh Bairagi from Bharatiya Janata Party's, Amarjeet Dhanda from the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and candidate, and former professional wrestler Kavita Dalal from the Aam Aadmi Party.
Soon after winning the elections, she dedicated the moment to the women of the country.
"This is the fight of every girl, every woman who chooses the path to fight. This is the victory of every struggle, of truth. I will maintain the love and trust that this country has given me."
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