Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped reward on wrestler Vinesh Phogat for her scintillating present on the Paris Olympics and changing into the primary Indian lady grappler to succeed in the ultimate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met and greeted the Indian athletes and medal winners of the just lately concluded Paris Olympics at his residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg within the nationwide capital on Independence Day. While interacting with Indian contingent from the Paris Olympics, PM Modi famous Vinesh’s achievement and stated, “Vinesh became the first Indian (women) to reach the finals in wrestling, which is a matter of great pride for all of us.”
Vinesh’s historic feat suffered a nosedive as she was disqualified from the ladies’s 50 kg gold medal bout on the Paris Olympics after being weighed “few grams over” the permissible limits on morning of the ultimate match.
Following the main heartbreak on the grand sporting enviornment, Vinesh took to social media to announce her choice to retire from wrestling.
The wrestler from Haryana has three Commonwealth Games golds, two World Championships bronze medals and one Asian Games gold medal to her identify. She was additionally topped Asian champion in 2021.
However, she appealed in opposition to her Olympic disqualification with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) and demanded a joint silver medal within the 50kg weight class.
But, the Ad-Hoc Division of the CAS dismissed the Vinesh’s petition in opposition to her disqualification, shattering her dream of clinching her maiden Olympic medal.
A complete of 117 Indian athletes participated throughout 16 sports activities on the Paris Games: archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, crusing, capturing, swimming, wrestling, desk tennis, and tennis.
India clinched six medals on the Paris Olympics, one silver and 5 bronze. Although hopes had been excessive for a historic efficiency, the nation fell simply wanting surpassing its earlier greatest on the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021, after they secured seven medals (1 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze) and ranked forty eighth.
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