Indian actors are sharing congratulatory messages for

Vinesh Phogat

‘s decisive victory in the wrestling semifinal of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. On August 6, she wrote history by becoming the first female

wrestler

to compete in the Olympics and winning a silver medal by defeating Lopez Guzman of Cuba.

Randeep Hooda

,

Rajkummar Rao

, and others have praised her amazing achievement.

Taapsee took to her Instagram Stories and wrote, “And she did it. Walking towards the final like a champion! @vineshphogat.”

Rajkummar Rao wrote, “And we are in the finals. It was such a joy watching you playing live. You are the pride of our nation @vineshphogat. Good luck for the finals. Our prayers are with you (sic).”

Randeep Hooda took to his X and shared fingers crossed emoji along with a picture of Phogat.

Earlier, Riteish Deshmukh celebrated her terrific entry into the semis.
Sanya took to her Instagram Stories and shared a video that showcases Vinesh’s winning moment. She posted the reel and the emoji of firecrackers together.

Fatima wrote a post in which she quoted the commentator on her difficult year. “Look at the resilience, she has had a tough year with protests in her country, she was seen crying on streets but none of that came in her way today, she fought like a warrior,” the commentator had declared that Vinesh had won.

Next up for Vinesh is a match with Ann Sarah Hildebrant of the USA on Wednesday, August 7. On Tuesday, Hildebrant defeated Otgonjargal Dolgorjav 5-0 in her semifinal match.