Vinesh Phogat‘s last hope in the form of an appeal with the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) ended when it was dismissed a couple of days ago; and the wrestler, who understandably felt an Olympic medal was snatched away from her in Paris, will be back home soon. While details of the events in…
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…
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 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…
