Tokyo Olympics Countdown: Know your athlete - Vinesh Phogat

In 2018, Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian female wrestler to win gold in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games. Vinesh secured the 53kg class Olympic quota for Tokyo in 2019 at Nur-Sultan, where she clinched a bronze as her maiden World Championship medal. (Twitter Photo)

Vinesh is continuing training overseas with her Hungarian coach Woller Akos till the Tokyo Games. Vinesh will train in Budapest until June 9. Vinesh is set to travel for the Poland Open (June 9 to 13) and then return to Budapest and will be based there till July 2. (Twitter Photo)

Vinesh was one of India's brightest medal prospects at the 2016 Rio Games, but she suffered a freak knee injury during her quarterfinal bout against Sun Yanan of China and had to be stretchered out. The incident denied her what many were calling a sure shot medal. (Twitter Photo)

There was no stopping her after she recovered. In March this year, Vinesh grabbed the 53kg gold medal along with the World No. 1 rank at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event in Rome. Vinesh defeated Canada's Diana Mary Helen Weicker 4-0 in the title clash. (Twitter Photo)

Vinesh changed her weight category from 50kg to 53kg for the Tokyo Olympics in 2019 and added a new repertoire to her game under Woller Akos to become a better wrestler, both skill and technique wise. (Getty Images)

In Tokyo, Vinesh will face stiff competition from the likes of Japan's Mayu Mukaida, China's Pang Qianyu, Poland's Roksana Zasina, Sweden's Sofia Mattsson and Belarus' Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, among others. But she remains a strong medal contender for India. (Twitter Photo)