NEW DELHI: The entire nation was devastated after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling event at the Paris Olympics for being slightly over the weight limit during her weigh-in on Wednesday morning.Vinesh made history as the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal match on Tuesday night, and she…
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…
NEW DELHI: Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said India Olympic Association (IOA) has lodged a strong protest against disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat and informed Lok Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally spoken to IOA chief in Paris to explore full range of options to help the wrestler.Making a statement in…
Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the 50kg freestyle wrestling category at the Paris Olympics for being overweight. From PM Narendra Modi, to actorTaapsee Pannu and Hema Malini, everyone has expressed disappointment at this unfortunate turn of events. A day after Vinesh Phogat made history by becoming the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic wrestling…
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…
India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics just ahead of her gold medal match on Wednesday. Phogat, who had made history by becoming the first Indian female grappler to reach an Olympic final, was found to be overweight by a mere 100 grams during the official weigh-in on the morning…
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: Congress leaders lauded Vinesh Phogat’s historic achievement at the Olympics, noting that her victory provided a resounding response to those who questioned her struggles and intentions.Phogat’s journey has been nothing short of a fairy tale, culminating in a destiny-altering triumph as she conquered three top wrestlers in a single day, becoming the first…
