Paris Olympics: Huge blow to India! Vinesh Phogat DISQUALIFIED before gold medal tie for being overweight
Paris 2024: Vinesh Phogat DISQUALIFIED ahead of gold medal match for being overweight.
Indian contingent's gold medal chances took a huge blow on Wednesday (Aug 7) as an 'overweight' Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for her gold medal match in the women's 50kg freestyle wrestling finalat the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 edition.As per thecompetition rules, Phogat willnot even be eligiblefor a silver medal in the 50kg category.
'Vinesh weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning'
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) stated, "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."
Notably, Vinesh usually competes in the 53kg category, however, she brought her weight down to 50kg for the showpiece event in Paris. On Day 2 of her weigh-in, the star wrestler was found weighing marginally over the permissible limit (reportedly by 400 gm).
Reportedly, Vinesh did everything she could to bring her weight within the permissible limit, however, all her efforts went in vain. The whole of India was waiting for her gold medal face-off, against the USA'sSarah Hildebrandt, after she became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final on Tuesday (Aug 6). However, fate had other plans in store.
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Vinesh has been mighty impressive in Paris 2024, beatingJapanese wrestler Yui Susaki -- whonever lost a bout in her international career and is a four-time wrestling world champion. Further, she went past Ukraine'sOksana Livach to reach the semifinals, where she defeatedCuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez with ease before being disqualified for weight issues.