In what turned out to be a close battle between Vinesh and England's Yana Rattigan in the finals of the women's 48kg event, the Indian won 11-8. Vinesh was down 2-4 in the first round and was facing a tough challenge from her English opponent. But she managed to earn two points to tie it at 4-4 before she could put her rival down again to bag another two just in time to wrap up the opening round 6-4. The second round was also a fierce contest but the Indian somehow maintained her composure to earn the second gold for the country in wrestling.