Less than two years ago, a crying Vinesh Phogat's image at the Rio Olympics, where she hurt her knee and had to concede her match against China's Sun Yanan, was one of the most emotional moments for India and the wrestler. Yesterday, Vinesh could not stop smiling after powering her way to the gold medal in the 50kg category, beating Japan's Yuki Irie 6-2 at the Jakarta Convention Centre Assembly Hall.

The cherry on top of this win inevitably was the fact that she overpowered Yanan 8-2 in the pre-quarterfinals a few hours ago. Obviously, those Rio memories were made fresh again. More than that injury, Vinesh said the days after it were some of the toughest in her life.