MUMBAI:
Olympic Gold Quest
(
OGQ
) on Wednesday said it will support ace wrestler
Vinesh Phogat, who is eyeing a podium finish at the
2020 Olympics
in Tokyo.
The 23-year-old Vinesh currently competes in 50 kg freestyle wrestling and was earlier training under the JSW Sports Excellence programme.
A silver winner at the recently-concluded Asian Wrestling Championship, Vinesh is also a 2014 Commonwealth Games champion, an Asian Games bronze medallist and a five-time Asian championship medallist.
"I am very focused to win a medal for India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and I am so glad that OGQ will be supporting me in my preparations. 2018 is a very important year for me as the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games are coming up. I am really excited to work with the team of OGQ," Vinesh was quoted as saying in a media release issued on Wednesday.
Former Olympian and OGQ CEO
Viren Rasquinha
, said, "We are very proud to support Vinesh in her journey to the Olympic podium. To start with, OGQ will be supporting Vinesh with a physiotherapist, a sports psychologist and a nutritionist.
"OGQ is committed to provide her world class support for her training and preparations."
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