Vinesh Phogat (L) and PT Usha© X (Twitter)
Vinesh Phogat was only one win away from a historic Olympic gold medal however the Indian wrestler’s goals have been shattered after she was disqualified for being obese for her occasion on Wednesday. Vinesh, who was competing within the 50kg freestyle wrestling class, was discovered to be 100 grams above the load restrict and consequently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) determined to disqualify her for the ultimate. According to reviews, Vinesh was 1kg obese on Tuesday night time and he or she tried all the pieces together with slicing her hair to satisfy the load necessities. However, they have been unsuccessful and a significant medal hope for India got here to an finish.
President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) PT Usha met Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, in Paris, France
She was disqualified at the moment from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg for being obese.
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The first image of Vinesh Phogat has emerged and it reveals the wrestler with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on the Olympics village clinic.
PT Usha on Wednesday expressed her shock and disappointment at wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the ultimate of the 50kg occasion on the Paris Olympics and mentioned the Wrestling Federation of India has filed an enchantment to UWW to rethink the choice.
She mentioned that the IOA and the federal government will give her full assist.
Vinesh was scheduled to tackle United States’ Sarah Ann Hildebrandt within the gold medal match.
“I am shocked and disappointed at the disqualification of Vinesh from the Olympic Games Women’s Wrestling 50kg class competition. I met Vinesh at the Olympic Village Polyclinic a short while ago and assured her of the complete support of the Indian Olympic Association, the Government of India and the whole country. We are providing Vinesh with all medical and emotional support,” PT Usha mentioned in a video launched by the IOA
“The Wrestling Federation of India has filed an appeal to UWW to reconsider the decision to disqualify Vinesh, and IOA is following that up in the strongest possible manner. I am aware of the relentless efforts made by Vinesh, the medical team led by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala and the Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang throughout the night to ensure that she could meet the competition requirements. The IOA is taking every step to ensure that the morale of the contingent remains high. We are sure all Indians will stand with Vinesh and the entire Indian contingent,” she added.
(With IANS inputs)
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