Bollywood celebs congratulate wrestler Vinesh Phogat on reaching finals in Olympic Games

Bollywood celebrities took to their respective social media handle to congratulate Vinesh Phogat (50kg), who became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris.

Actors Taapsee Pannu, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajkummar Rao, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ayushmann Khurrana congratulated Vinesh and wished her for her final round.

Rajkummar Rao shared a picture of Vinesh from the games on his Instagram and wrote: "And we are in the finals. It was such a joy watching you playing live. You are the pride of our nation @vineshphogat. Good luck for the finals. Our prayers are with you."

Taapsee Pannu wrote: "This woman is going to be recalled as a benchmark in a lot of ways for decades to come! What a woman! What a crazy year she has had and what courage she has shown. Your fan for life. And she did it!"

Samantha Ruth Prabhu re shared a post and wrote: "History made @vineshphogat."

Ayushmann wrote on his Instagram stories, "Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat couldn't stop crying after her win from the unbeatable world No.1 champion." He added a National Flag emoji to it.

Kunal Kemmu and Soha Ali Khan, who had watched the match on their TV screens, wrote: "What a champ. Ufff. Sooooooo Proud!!!" Soha also shared a clip and said, "First Indian woman to reach an Olympic wrestling final @vineshphogat!!!!! Soooo proud!!!!"

Riteish Deshmukh shared a picture of Vinesh on X and wrote: "That’s what a champion looks like after beating the World No 1 & Defending Olympic Gold Medal holder #VineshPhogat."

That’s what a champion looks like after beating the World No 1 & Defending Olympic Gold Medal holder #VineshPhogat pic.twitter.com/6jR65n8tF1

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 6, 2024

Vinesh's day long campaign was as remarkable as it could get. It started with a 3-2 win over defending Olympic and world champion Yui Susaki of Japan, a modern day legend who was unbeaten in her 82-fight international career. Until today.

The 29-year-old then dismantled world number 7 Ukrainian Ostava Livach before toying with Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez for a 5-0 win to seal an unparalleled final spot.

She did let out scream after beating Susaki but after that, mostly kept her emotions locked inside as she went about the job of taking down opponents.

Vinesh will square off against American Sarah Ann Hildebrandt.