‘Aap hari nahi, haraya gaya hai’: Bajrang Punia as Vinesh Phogat quits wrestling after Olympic disqualification
Live MintBajrang Punia, in a message posted on X on Thursday, congratulated Vinesh Phogat on the conclusion of a fine wrestling career, calling her the daughter of the country and the pride of the nation. In a social media announcement on Thursday, 29-year-old wrestler Vinesh Phogat, disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 grams overweight just before Wednesday's gold medal match, announced her retirement. Commenting on Vinesh's post, Bajrang Punia wrote, “Vinesh, aap haari nahi, haaraaya gaya hai, hamaare liye sadaiv aap vijeta hi rahegi, aap Bharat ki beti ke saath-saath Bharat ka abhimaan bhi ho.” "Maa kushti won against me, I lost. You are a role model for all girls Your saying goodbye to wrestling like this is very sad for the whole family and the whole country.” Vinesh Phogat advanced to the finals after defeating Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semi-finals on Tuesday night.