Jind (Haryana): Asian Championships silver medallist Meenakshi Goyat expressed happiness at defeating the World Championships bronze medalist Vinesh Phogat at the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) women's trials for a place in the Asian Games squad and has her eyes set on becoming the world champion this year.
During the trials, the 53 kg division attracted a lot of eyeballs and emerged as the biggest highlight of the day as Meenakshi defeated Vinesh 6-4 in the semifinals in the biggest upset of the day, but later Antim Panghal edged past Meenakshi 3-2 in the final. While Meenakshi has not secured a qualification for the Asian Games starting from September in Japan, the win against Vinesh is undoubtedly one to cherish.
