Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is likely to leave for Delhi amidst the uncertainty surrounding a silver medal for which she had appealed after her disqualification at the Paris Olympics 2024.
The decision to award a joint silver medal to Vinesh is pending at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. While the hearing has been concluded, the decision on whether to award the grappler with a silver or not is expected to come by 9:30 PM IST on August 13.
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A crestfallen Vinesh Phogat is likely to leave Paris while her silver medal decision remains pending.
Vinesh Phogat with her luggage as she is likely to leave for India.
As reported by India TV's Sports Editor Samip Rajguru, Vinesh has been asked to give it in writing that she was aware of being weighed in twice at the Olympic Games 2024. Furthermore, Vinesh has been asked to pen down that she is willing to share her silver medal at the Games.
Vinesh was disqualified at the Paris Olympics for being overweight on the second weigh-in at the Games. She was found 100 grams over the permissible limit in the 50kg category ahead of her final. Following this, she was disqualified. The Indian grappler tried her best to cut the weight but after being overweight by around 2 kilograms but could not bring it down within the permissible limits.
The Indian Olympic Association confirmed Vinesh's disqualification. "It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you respect Vinesh’s privacy. It would like to focus on the competitions on hand," IOA wrote in a statement.
Following her disqualification, the grappler announced her retirement from the sport. "Wrestling won and I lost. Please forgive me, your dreams and my spirit, everything is crushed and I don't have strength any more. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024 Will forever be grateful to you all. Please forgive me," she wrote on X.
