Former wrestling star and Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat gave birth to a child in a private hospital in Delhi on Tuesday morning. It is the first child for 30 -year -old Vinesh and her husband, wrestler Somvir Rathi. Vinesh’s elder brother Harvinder Phogat confirmed the news. “Vinesh gave birth to a child this morning. Both mother and child are healthy. This is a very happy moment for our family,” Harvinder said The Indian Express, Vinesh announced his pregnancy on social media in March. He shared a picture with a message with Baby and Heart Emojis, “Our love story continues with a new chapter”. Harvinder said that Vinesh would return to Somvi’s house in a few days. “We all will soon go to meet him. Everyone in our village, Balali, is excited to welcome him and the child,” he said.
The 30 -year -old was disqualified from the women’s 50 kg final at the Paris Olympics last year to go to the weight range. After that, she said that the missed Olympic medal was the “biggest wound” of her life, but she said that she could return to wrestling in the future. In September last year, Vinesh joined the Indian National Congress and later won the Jalna seat in the Haryana assembly elections, defeating Yogesh Kumar of BJP. After the birth of the child, Congress leader Kumari Selja congratulated him. “Hearty congratulations and best wishes … I pray that the newborn brings happiness and good health to the family,” the politician wrote.
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Vinesh led the former Wrestling Federation of protests against the President of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was accused of sexually assaulting women wrestlers.
