Breaking News :
INDIAN WRESTLER VINESH PHOGAT ELIMINATED FROM PARIS OLYMPICS DUE TO OVERWEIGHT
- Pranati Guha Thakurta
- 07 Aug, 2024
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat disqualified after she was over-weighed
by 100 grams for her category in the Olympics. The wrestler was the first ever Indian
women to reach the Olympics final in the same category when all hopes shattered
as she got eliminated from the entire tournament.
Millions of Indians hoped for gold as Vinesh herself did
when she showed her brilliance in the Paris Olympics and reached the final. She
mounted excellent when she defeated the four-times Yui Susaki world champion earlier
in the tournament. Vinesh generally competed in the category of 53 kgs but weighed
down to 50 kgs for the Olympics. The wrestler was found 100 grams over weight
earlier in the morning which was out of the tournament rules that made her disqualify
entirely. Indian sports officials talked with Olympics authority but the later
did not grant their request.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised all her resilience, perseverance
of fighting with challenges and motivated her saying: “come back stronger! We are
all rooting for you”.
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