Hidden behind that shy smile and moist eyes was the pain that Vinesh Phogat was trying to hide and overcome. Once touted as the finest Indian woman wrestler, she suffered a career-threatening injury at the Rio Olympics. She was also involved in a controversial exchange with federation officials. She doesn’t talk about that anymore.

After three gold medals on the first day of the competition, Vinesh, Ravi Kumar (men’s 57 kg) and Naveen (men’s 74 kg) added to the golden tally. The three bronze medallists on Saturday were Pooja Gehlot (women’s 50 kg), Pooja Sihag (women’s 76 kg) and Deepak Nehra (men’s 97 kg). Over two days, India had seven finalists and only Anshu Malik lost a final to take India’s only wrestling silver of the Games. While India’s six gold medals here was one better than 2018, their overall medal count in wrestling (six gold, one silver, five bronze) made it their highest from any single sport at the CWG. 

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