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Tokyo Olympic Games bound wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the women s 53kg freestyle gold with an 8-0 win over Khrystyna Bereza of Ukraine at the Poland Ranking Series here on Friday.With less than 50 days to go for the Olympic Games to begin, .
Vinesh Phogat wins gold in Poland Open
Vinesh Phogat wins gold in Poland Open
Vinesh Phogat s bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships secured her a place at the Tokyo Olympics.
AP Photo/Anvar Ilyasov
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat proved that her preparations for the Tokyo Games were on track by winning the 53kg gold at the Poland Open here on Friday, giving herself some crucial mat-time ahead of the Olympics.
It is third title of the season for the 26-year-old Vinesh, who claimed gold medals at the Matteo Pellicone event (March) and Asian Championship (April) earlier.
The victory would potentially make Vinesh the top seed at the Tokyo Olympics.
India s Vinesh Phogat won two bouts on Friday to enter the 53kg freestyle final of the Poland Ranking Series wrestling. She will face Khrystyna Bereza of Ukraine in the final.Vinesh defeated Russia s Ekaterina Poleshchuk 6-2 in her first bout .