Vinesh Phogat is a former wrestler and Congress candidate from Haryana's Julana constituency. Phogat won three back-to-back gold medals at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG). She won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games. She defeated Yui Susaki, the reigning Olympic champion, in the 2024 Paris Olympics to become the first international wrestler and the first Indian woman wrestler to make it to the Olympic final. However, on the second day of her competition, she weighed 100 grams more than the allowed limit and was disqualified. She announced her retirement after her disqualification. She is facing Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Captain Yogesh Bairagi and Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Kavita Dalal in Julana in the 2024 Haryana Assembly polls.
Read MoreThe Congress leader had praised the wrestler after her disqualification and said that she had shown courage, ability and a tremendous amount of determination.
Vinesh appealed against her disqualification from the 50kg category Olympic finals in the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), demanding that she be awarded a joint silver medal after being forced out for being 100gm overweight in the morning weigh-in.
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India's ace wrestler has decided to discontinue wrestling following her disqualification from the women's 50kg weight category at the Paris Olympics. Bajrang Punia and fans reacted to the same with 'you are a champion' posts as Vinesh missed a medal despite qualifying for the Gold medal bout.
India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her shock retirement a day after being disqualified from the Paris Olympics. Vinesh, a 15-time medal winner for India across Asian and World Championships and Commonwealth Games, was found to be 100 grams over her 50kg weight category before the final.
Vinesh's shock and unexpected exit without a medal triggered a lot of commotion and public outcry in India. India women's national coach Virender Dahiya revealed that the Indian contingent was shocked after learning about Vinesh's disqualification.
She had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout on Tuesday night. As the nation prepared to celebrate Vinesh's medal-winning run, she was disqualified when she could not ace the second weigh-in.
"It sent a shockwave through the wrestling contingent. The girls were feeling pretty low after the news broke. We met Vinesh and tried to console her. She was brave," India's women's national coach Virender Dahiya said.
India's decorated wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who had qualified for the Gold medal match in the 50kg category for women at the Paris Olympics, was disqualified from participation due to being overweight.
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Vinesh Phogat was on the cusp of making history but was deemed overweight and therefore not fit to compete in the 50 KG weight category. The champion wrestler was slated to take on Sarah Hildebrandt of the USA in the gold medal match.
Crores of Indians were expecting a gold medal from Vinesh Phogat in the Paris Olympics; however, she was disqualified before the final due to an increase in weight of just 100 grams. However, Vinesh worked very hard to reduce her weight. Let's know how many kilos can one lose in a day.
Day 12 of the Paris Olympics didn't start on a good note for India as Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from competing in the final. She weighed 100 grams more than 50kg and hence, was disqualified and ranked last. IOA Chief PT Usha has now released an official statement on the matter.
Apart from Samantha, Parineeti Chopra, Kriti Sanon, Bhumi Pednekar, Vicky Kaushal and Rakul Preet Singh among others took to their Instagram profiles to write about Vinesh Phogat
India's decorated wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who had qualified for the Gold medal match in the 50kg category for women at the Paris Olympics, was disqualified from participation due to being overweight. Phogat will hence finish last and will not be able to return with any medal.
Rahul Gandhi expressed disappointment and called for the Indian Olympic Association to challenge the decision, praising Vinesh’s resilience. Priyanka Gandhi lauded Vinesh’s dedication and hard work, emphasising that her journey has inspired many.
Soon after the news of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the final of the 50kg freestyle wrestling broke, several Bollywood celebrities sent heartfelt messages to the Indian athlete. Check out how these celebs cheered her up.
Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold.
In her semi-final match, Vinesh defeated Japanese world champion Yui Susaki and assured a silver medal for India. She was set to wrestle in her final match for gold. However, according to the rules, she will now finish last.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been hospitalised due to dehydration after being disqualified from competing in the final of 50kg freestyle wrestling at Paris Olympics 2024 due to overweight.
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