I have a lot of experience now, Vinesh Phogat hopeful of her maiden gold at Asian Games

“I have a lot of experience right now, and have started understand wrestling in general, as well as my opponents, a lot better. I wouldn’t want to restrict myself to just bronze this time around,” Vinesh told the reporters at a send off event organised by Tata Motors, Wrestling Federation of India's prime sponsor, in New Delhi on Sunday."Back then, I was quite young. Now, I have experience on my side, and would want to make full use of that. I will give my best to change the colour of the medal that I win, preferably gold, as there’s nothing that exceeds gold," she added.

In April this year, Vinesh was successful in clinching her second consecutive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, while being a victor at the Spanish Grand Prix in July this year. She believes these achievements lead her to possess a positive mindset about the Asian Games.

Vinesh had defeated Jessica MacDonald in the 50 kg freestyle event to claim her second gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, while overwhelming Yana Rattigan of England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. She believes in respecting all her opponents she, rather than concentrating on specific opponents.

“Whenever you perform well in a competition, people automatically start harbouring expectations from you. People expect you to carry that performance over to the next set of events. We try to fulfill the hopes and expectations of all those who bestow their love and belief upon us,” she said."Seeing people invest their faith in me automatically boosts my confidence, making me believe that I have the talent. I try to bring out that talent in training, and then eventually during the match," added Vinesh.