Celebs congratulate Vinesh Phogat for becoming 1st Indian woman wrestler to reach Olympic final
Celebrities praised Vinesh Phogat (50 kg), who made history as the first indian female wrestler to go to the olympic games final in Paris. Several celebrities, including rajkummar rao, samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ayushmann Khurrana, taapsee pannu, and Riteish Deshmukh, sent messages for Vinesh on social media.
Rajkummar Rao shared a picture of Vinesh from the wrestling match at the olympics on his instagram and congratulated her. He said, "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."
Sharing a post on her instagram Stories, 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." She also said, "And she did it!" "Walking towards the final like a champion," read her another post.
Actor couple Kunal Kemmu and Soha ali Khan, who watched the match on their screens, also penned notes for Vinesh. Sharing a video of his television screen, Kunal wrote on his instagram Stories, "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!!!!"