Paris Olympics: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been dropped from the Paris Olympics due to being overweight in the prescribed category. Vinesh plays in the 50 kg category. On Wednesday, her weight was found to be about 100 grams more. After this, she was disqualified from the Olympic women’s wrestling.
The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Vinesh has been disqualified. She will not be able to play the 50 kg category women’s wrestling final to be held on Wednesday night. She will not get any medal either. The most difficult thing is that an appeal cannot be made against this decision. Vinesh was playing in the 50 kg category for the first time. Earlier she used to play in 53 kg.
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Vinesh’s health deteriorated after hearing the decision, admitted to hospital
Media reports have said that after being excluded from the Olympics, Vinesh Phogat’s health has deteriorated and she has been admitted to the hospital. Meanwhile, the news agency has informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha to find ways to help the wrestler. PM has also asked Usha to register protest in this matter.
Claim in reports – She kept exercising all night to lose weight
Several media reports have stated that Vinesh and her coach came to know about her excess weight on Tuesday night itself. After this, Vinesh did not sleep the whole night and kept doing exercises like jogging, skipping and cycling to bring her weight in the prescribed category.
Media reports also said that Vinesh had even cut her hair and nails. Despite this, she could not reduce her weight. The Indian team had demanded some more time for Vinesh, but their demand was not heard.
IOA said- Despite all-night efforts, the weight was a few grams more
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said- It is very regrettable that Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified in the 50 kg category of women’s wrestling due to excess weight. Despite all-night efforts, her weight was found to be a few grams more than 50 kg in the morning. There will be no comment from the Indian team in this regard at the moment. Request to respect Vinesh’s privacy. We would like to focus on the upcoming competitions.
Vinesh Phogat Becomes First Indian Woman Wrestler to Reach Olympic Final
Vinesh became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympics by winning 3 matches on Tuesday. She defeated Cuban wrestler Guzman Lopez in the semi-finals, Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarter-finals and world champion Yui Susaki of Japan 3-2 in the pre-quarter-finals. She was to face American wrestler Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal at around 10 pm on Wednesday.
This is Vinesh Phogat’s third Olympics. She was out of the 2016 Rio Olympics due to injury
After this, she lost in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Vinesh did not lose any of her matches in the Paris Olympics. After reaching the final on Tuesday, a medal was considered certain for her.
PM wrote on social media – Vinesh, you are the champion of champions
Earlier, PM Modi wrote on social media – Vinesh, you are the champion of champions. You are a pride and inspiration for the people of India. Today’s shock hurts. I wish words could express the feeling of disappointment that I am experiencing. I know that you will face the challenges boldly, such has been your nature. Come back stronger. We are all with you.
Vinesh was involved in the movement against the then president of the Wrestling Federation, Brajbhushan Singh
Vinesh is the same wrestler who had started a movement against the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), BJP MP Brajbhushan Singh. Pictures of Vinesh being dragged on the streets of Delhi for protesting against the sexual exploitation of female wrestlers also went viral.
There was a lot of uproar over the Paris Olympic selection trials. Due to the selection of wrestler Antim Panghal, Vinesh had to leave her original weight category of 53 kg and reduced her weight to 50 kg category.
On reaching the final, Mahavir Phogat had said – This is a slap on Brijbhushan’s face
Before Vinesh was eliminated from the Olympics, Dronacharya awardee Mahavir Phogat, Vinesh’s uncle, had said, ‘Vinesh became a contender for the gold medal by defeating world champion Yui Susaki in her first fight. This time there is full hope that Vinesh will bring the gold medal. What Vinesh has done is a slap on Brijbhushan Singh’s face. Brijbhushan was after her to defeat her, but Vinesh’s hard work has paid off.’
Vinesh Phogat disqualified in Paris Olympics: Will Vinesh Phogat get any medal after being disqualified? Know what the rule says
Let us tell you, if Vinesh had qualified and won the final, she would have been the first Indian female player to win gold in the Olympics and if she lost, she would have had to settle for silver. However, now the question in the minds of the fans is whether Vinesh will get the silver medal in the 50 kg category after being disqualified.
Vinesh was 100 grams overweight : According to ESPN, under the rules, wrestlers are weighed twice. In the morning for preliminary round bouts and on the morning of the final match. On Tuesday morning, Vinesh was within the acceptable weight limit of 50 kg. Vinesh played three matches on Tuesday and it is likely that she would have gained weight while preparing herself for all three matches.
It is believed that she had to lose about 2 kg overnight. She was seen skipping in a sweat suit yesterday evening after the semi-final match and is believed to have worked on it all night, but according to the weigh-in done this morning, she weighed 100 grams more.
Will Vinesh get silver?
According to the rule book of United World Wrestling, if an athlete does not weigh in according to the weight category in which he is participating, he will be eliminated from the competition. “If an athlete does not participate or fails in the weigh-in (first or second weigh-in), he will be eliminated from the competition and placed last without a rank.” This means that Vinesh will lose her medal as she has been disqualified. This also means that no silver medal will be awarded in the 50 kg category this time, but one gold medal and two bronze medals will be awarded.
The IOA said in its statement, “It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares the news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg category. Despite the team’s best efforts overnight, her weight was still slightly above 50kg this morning. There will be no further comment by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you to respect Vinesh’s privacy.”
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