After enduring a challenging time in Paris 2024, Vinesh Phogat returned home to a large celebration which continued on Raksha Bandhan.
Phogat celebrated Raksha Bandhan on Monday with her brother Harvinder Phogat in Balali village in Haryana. In a video posted by IANS, on their X account, Phogat showed the bundle of INR 500 notes received from her brother and trolled her in response, saying, ‘“I am almost 30 years old. Last year, he gave me Rs 500. After that this (showing the bundle of notes). He has earned this much money only in his whole life (jokingly), which he has given to me,”
The video was also shared by her brother Harvinder where he looked in all smiles as her other sibling also tied him rakhi to celebrate the occasion.
Charkhi Dadri, Haryana: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat celebrates Raksha Bandhan with her brother in their village Balali pic.twitter.com/YgahqHmDPq
— IANS (@ians_india) August 19, 2024
Phogat arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Saturday amid a large fanfare. She broke down into tears as she was welcomed with a garland of Indian currency with support from Rio 2016 bronze medallist Sakshi Malik who was with her during her return to the village.
She addressed the gathering on her arrival at the village and mentioned that her fight against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will continue after releasing a statement saying that she would have continued to represent the nation till 2032 under different circumstances.
