Vinesh must rethink retirement, prepare for next Olympics: Mahavir Phogat
Hindustan TimesHours after wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced retirement from wrestling, her uncle Mahavir Phogat and his daughter Babita Phogat said they would urge the top wrestler, once she returns, to reconsider her decision and begin preparation for the next Olympics. Mahavir Phogat On Thursday morning, Vinesh took to X to announce her decision to quit the game a day after she was disqualified for being 100 gram overweight ahead of her gold medal bout in the 50-kg freestyle category. Mahavir Phogat said he, Bajrang Punia and other family members would urge Vinesh to rethink as she announced so because she was pained over the incidents which unfolded in the last two days. Mahavir and Babita, a BJP leader, also slammed former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for his remarks that had the Congress numbers in Haryana assembly, he would have sent Vinesh to Rajya Sabha.