New Delhi: Indian wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat has given birth to a baby boy as she and her husband, Somvir Rathee, welcomed their first child in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 1. The 30-year-old was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Delhi on Monday and delivered the baby around 9 AM on Tuesday. The couple had made their pregnancy public in March earlier this year with a post on Instagram, captioning “Our love story continues with a new chapter.”
Kumari Selja, General Secretary of the Congress party and a Member of Parliament, congratulated Phogat on the birth of her first child. “Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Congress MLA Mrs. @Phogat_Vinesh ji from Julana on the birth of her son. I pray to God that the newborn brings joy and auspiciousness to the family and that both of you remain healthy and cheerful (translated from original post on X (formerly Twitter) in Hindi).
Vinesh tied the knot with fellow wrestler Somvir Rathee in 2018. Before they were a couple, both met for the first time while working in the Railways. The shared love and passion for wrestling brought them closer and the friendship turned into a relationship and eventually a happily ever after. As Vinesh returned with a Gold medal from the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018, there was Rathee with a ring in his hand outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
Phogat retired from wrestling in August last year after the Paris Olympics heartbreak, as she was found overweight on the scales before her Gold medal bout. After which, Phogat, who was at the front and the centre of wrestlers’ protest against the erstwhile WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, joined the Indian National Congress from Julana.
