JIND: Congress candidate and wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the Julana seat by a margin of close to 6,000 votes, defeating BJP‘s Captain Yogi Bairegi in a closely contested election.Phogat’s victory was marked by fluctuations, as she trailed in some of the 15 rounds of counting. She briefly left the counting centre when she was behind…
JIND: Vinesh Phogat, a renowned Indian wrestler, hinted to shift to politics. Following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics gold medal match over 100-gram weight, Phogat has been approached by several political parties to join their fold. Vinesh Phogat, who was here in Jind on Tuesday to attend a program organised at Khatkar toll plaza…
NEW DELHI: The sports community in India anxiously awaited the Court of Arbitration for Sport‘s (CAS) decision on wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the Paris Olympics gold medal match in the women’s 50kg freestyle event.Vinesh had secured her place in the final with impressive victories, including a win over Japan’s renowned wrestler…
NEW DELHI: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced that wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be welcomed and felicitated like an Olympic medalist and state government will provide all rewards and facilities that it gives to the Olympic silver medalist.In a social media post on X, Saini said, “Our brave daughter of Haryana, Vinesh…
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: The Parliament session on Wednesday was all about Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification at the Olympics. It turned into a political storm in the House, with opposition parties talking about sabotage and questioning officials for their alleged failure to save the wrestler from slipping up on the protocol and challenge her subsequent disqualification.Both Houses witnessed…
