She couldn’t take it anymore. At 5:17 am on Thursday, after a day and a half that almost sucked life out of wrestler Vinesh Phogat and a mere 100 grams outweighed the hopes of 1.5 billion Indians, she decided that this rollercoaster must stop. From the Athletes Village at the Paris Olympics, after making her…
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…
As the news of wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s disqualification ahead of her gold-medal match at the Paris Olympics develops, Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, who is with the Indian contingent, described in detail the drastic steps that were taken to bring her weight down to under 50kg, but it all went in vain as she remained 100gm over…
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…
NEW DELHI: India suffered a hear-breaking 2-3 defeat against Germany in the semifinal of the men’s hockey event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. With the defeat India dream chance to end a 44-year wait for a final appearance also came to an end. Germany’s victory was secured with goals from Gonzalo Peillat, Christopher Ruhr,…
NEW DELHI: Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday created history, becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games. She secured her place in the final with a convincing 5-0 victory over Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in 50kg category in Paris, guaranteeing herself at least a silver medal. Both competitors began cautiously,…
