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Raksha Bandhan: Vinesh Phogat Playfully Mocks 'Special' Gift Given By Brother

Champion Olympian Vinesh Phogat's latest photo on X has gone viral. In the picture, she can be seen holding a bunch of 500 rupee notes in her hand on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

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Vinesh Phogat by NDTV Sports

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Former wrestler Vinesh Phogat recently returned to India from the unfateful tour of the Paris Olympics 2024. The athlete was disqualified from the women's 50 kg wrestling final there. Soon after which, she announced her retirement from the game on her socials. Nevertheless, a shero is always a shero, proved New Delhi as she was greeted with abundance of roses, love, praise and words of pride. 

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And today, on the occassion of Raksha Bandhan, the sportswoman received a special gift of a bundle of 500 rupee notes from her brother. This was revealed by a post on X where Phogat and her brother can be seen all giggly. Let's unravel this fun banter between the two!

Vinesh Phogat's reveals Rakhi gift

In the video above, Vinesh says, "I am almost 30 years old. Last year he gave me Rs 500. After that this (pointing to the bundle of 500 rupee notes). He has earned this much money only his whole life (jokingly mocks him), which he has given to me," the translation reads. 

The video shows the fun banter between the siblings. Vinesh's statement "Isne bas itna hi kamaya hai, aur saara mere hisse me aaya hai," followed by her gesture of folding hands with gratitude making the whole of India and all brother-sister duos emotional. 

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Phogat announced retirement recently

Following a heart-wrenching disqualification from the Olympics final due to a discrepancy in her weight, Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling. She took to X and admitted defeat not from anyone else but from the sport of wrestling. She writes this as an apology note to her mother and the whole of India wept a tear. 

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