'Unorthodox' Vinesh a puzzle for even world class wrestlers

She is unorthodox. She is like a gyroscope, which does not lose balance.

That's how world-class wrestlers and coaches are describing Vinesh Phogat, who has made her CV more impressive by adding a World Championship bronze alongside the CWG and the Asian Games gold medals.

The 25-year-old Indian on Wednesday pinned two-time medallist Maria Prevolaraki to win bronze in the 53kg.

Vinesh also downed Rio Olympic medallist Sofia Mattsson and world number one Sarah Ann Hildebrandt on her way to the podium.

And mind it. This is second time she did it this season, having beaten both of them at Dan Kolov and Yasar Dogu.

If her 0-7 defeat against Japanese Mayu Mukaida is put aside, Vinesh conceded just three points in her other four bouts.

"She is a great opponent, somebody I respect a lot. She is little unorthodox. It was not going to be a typical match, technique wise," said Hildebrandt of Vinesh.

Hildebrandt, the silver medallist from the previous championships in Budapest, said Vinesh's style was such that she could not break her defense.

"My finish was not as good as it should have been, my shot was okay. I was getting in, that's fine. I needed to find a different approach to my finish though, ending at the same spot.

"A mixture of that and her being a little unorthodox, her defense was not ordinary, I was not sure I needed to figure out things," said Hildebrandt.

Now what is being orthodox in wrestling?
"It's uncanny. It's like gyroscope. It's something which comes natural to athletes. You can't develop it."