NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has refuted media reports suggesting that a ban has been imposed on wrestler Antim Panghal following a disciplinary breach at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The IOA clarified that no such ban has been enforced and requested media personnel to verify information with the IOA leadership before publishing…
NEW DELHI: American wrestler Sarah Ann Hildebrandt won the gold medal in the 50kg category at the Paris Olympics after Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight. Hildebrandt, who had been preparing for the final, faced an unexpected situation when Phogat was replaced by Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, whom Hildebrandt…
PARIS: It was a pleasant morning. There was hope in the heart, the coffee smelt good. The daily fight to get ready, catch the metro and reach the competition venue didn’t seem that daunting. Something had happened last night that had lifted the spirits.But it all changed with a simple, yet chilling message: “Vinesh Phogat…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Wednesday disqualified from the Paris Olympics for weighing 100g above the limit in the women’s 50kg category, following her victory against the world number one. Vinesh’s unexpected disqualification occurred after she failed the second weigh-in, shocking the Indian wrestling contingent and dashing hopes for a medal.Women’s national coach…
NEW DELHI: Hiding the pain and agony of disqualification behind a smile, Vinesh Phogat‘s first picture from the Paris Olympics village clinic surfaced on social media on Tuesday.With IOA president PT Usha by her bedside, Vinesh was seen with her hair cut short and an IV drip on her hand.Vinesh was earlier admitted to the…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian boxer Vijender Singh has claimed that because top athletes like her are accustomed to losing weight before important contests, it is possible that weightlifter Vinesh Phogat was sabotaged when he was disqualified from the Olympics final.Being the first and only male boxer from India to win an Olympic medal, Vijender is…
India received the most heartbreaking news from Paris on Wednesday when Vinesh Phogat, who had created history the day before by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final, was disqualified from the 50kg freestyle event after being found overweight.Vinesh weighed 100 grams over 50kg at the official weigh-in on the day…
In a heartbreaking development for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s 50kg event after being found 100gm overweight ahead of her gold-medal match against USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt on Wednesday.Vinesh will now finish last in the final standings of her event and will not be eligible for any…
India’s Vinesh Phogat, who on Tuesday entered the final of the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics, was found overweight on the second day of the competition and has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics. As a result, she won’t contest in the final today and will miss a historic podium finish.The…
NEW DELHI: It won’t be wrong to analyse that Vinesh Phogat wrestled the final first before reaching the gold-medal match in the women’s 50kg division at the Paris Olympics. Beating Yui Susaki, who had won nothing but gold in her 82-0 unbeaten international career until Tuesday, including the Tokyo Olympics gold, in the pre-quarterfinals was…
