Shock and anger following Phogat's disqualification from Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Shock and anger following Phogat's disqualification from Olympics

New Indian Express  

Vinesh Phogat's disqualification ahead of her 50kg wrestling final in the Paris Olympics has shocked her fans and a majority of the people in the country. Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final here, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold. Journalist Swati Chaturvedi posted a message saying " Serious questions need to be asked of PT Usha, the entire official entourage accompanying Indian athletes to Paris the sports science managers & India's IOC members Mrs Nita Ambani in the Phogat medal fiasco. Managing Editor of Live Law, Manu Sebastian wrote on platform X: "For the first time in several years, a sporting debacle feels so personal."

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Sakshi Malik's Insights on Vinesh Phogat's Disqualification: A Deep Dive into the UWW Rules and the Olympic Debate
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sakshi Malik's Insights on Vinesh Phogat's Disqualification: A Deep Dive into the UWW Rules and the Olympic Debate

India Today  

Sakshi Malik reflects on Vinesh Phogat's Paris Olympics disqualification, emphasizing that the strict rules of UWW, which allow only 10 grams of excess weight, were applied in her case. She argues that Phogat's disqualification was justified within the regulatory framework of the sport, as it was a case of a close call and a last-minute disqualification. Despite her support for …

Vinesh should have aimed for Olympic gold in 2028 rather than joining politics; says Mahavir Phogat
4 months ago

Vinesh should have aimed for Olympic gold in 2028 rather than joining politics; says Mahavir Phogat

India TV News  

Mahavir Phogat, former wrestling coach and Vinesh Phogat's uncle, said on Tuesday that his niece should not have joined politics at this stage and aimed for an Olympic gold in 2028, days after the Congress fielded her from Julana for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls. Vinesh became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the Olympics final, the stage …

Vinesh Phogat retires a day after disqualification from Paris Olympics: ‘Maa… wrestling won, I lost’
5 months, 1 week ago

Vinesh Phogat retires a day after disqualification from Paris Olympics: ‘Maa… wrestling won, I lost’

Hindustan Times  

A dejected Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling via a social media post on Thursday morning, a day after being disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024. Please forgive," she wrote on X. Vinesh Phogat retired from wrestling a day after being disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh was disqualified from the Paris Olympics and stripped of her medal …

She Won a Historic Upset at the Olympics. Then Everything Fell Apart.
55 years ago

She Won a Historic Upset at the Olympics. Then Everything Fell Apart.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. But by Tuesday night, according to the Express, she found herself weighing 2 kilograms over the limit and engaged in strenuous overnight efforts to cut that down: “She didn’t sleep the whole night and did everything in her capacity to meet the criteria—from jogging to skipping and cycling,” even going for “desperate …

Vinesh Phogat disqualified: Conspiracy charges, slugfest; who is to blame for wrestler being overweight before final?
5 months, 1 week ago

Vinesh Phogat disqualified: Conspiracy charges, slugfest; who is to blame for wrestler being overweight before final?

Live Mint  

It was heartbreak for lakhs of Indians as wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after she weighed in 100 grams extra before the women's 50kg final against American Sarah Hildebrandt. What IOA said: — It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the women's wrestling 50kg class. What …

Heartbreaking! Bollywood celebs react on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Heartbreaking! Bollywood celebs react on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Tears of joy turned into tears of sadness on Wednesday morning after a statement from the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 confirmed that Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from competing in the Gold medal match in the 50kg Wrestling, after she weighed a “few grams” over the 50kg mark. Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics Social media …

Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal and more support Vinesh Phogat after Olympics disqualification: 'How devastated you must be’
5 months, 1 week ago

Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal and more support Vinesh Phogat after Olympics disqualification: 'How devastated you must be’

Hindustan Times  

Vinesh Phogat was at the cusp of making history at the Paris Olympics 2024, but has now been disqualified from the finals for being ‘overweight’. Minutes after the announcement was made, several Bollywood stars including Farhan Akhtar, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and Vicky Kaushal took to their social media to show support for the wrestler. ‘Heartbroken for you’ Alia Bhatt …

‘Heartbreaking’, say former Olympians on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Heartbreaking’, say former Olympians on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification

Hindustan Times  

Vinesh Phogat, who became the first female wrestler to make an Olympic final on Tuesday night, will return from Paris without a medal. Vinesh Phogat, who scripted history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final at an Olympics, was disqualified on Wednesday from the women’s 50kg event “It is with regret that the Indian …

Vinesh Phogat faints; hospitalised after heartbreaking Paris Olympic disqualification: Report
5 months, 1 week ago

Vinesh Phogat faints; hospitalised after heartbreaking Paris Olympic disqualification: Report

Hindustan Times  

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, on Wednesday, was hospitalised minutes after she was disqualified from the women's 50kg freestyle final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 file image, India's Vinesh Phogat celebrates after winning her Women's Freestyle 50kg semi-final wrestling match against Cuba's Yusneylys Guzman Lopez at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris Phogat was slated …

Vinesh Phogat's 'Gold lana hai' promise to her mother in emotional video call after scripting history in Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Vinesh Phogat's 'Gold lana hai' promise to her mother in emotional video call after scripting history in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Vinesh Phogat made history at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian woman to make the final in wrestling at the Games. Vinesh Phogat during a video call with her mother after winning semifinal bout Phogat kicked off her campaign on an unbelievable note when she stunned four-time world and defending Olympic champion Yui Susaki of Japan …

Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat appeals disqualification with CAS, ruling expected today
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat appeals disqualification with CAS, ruling expected today

New Indian Express  

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has moved the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal the decision to disqualify her from the women’s 50kg final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Vinesh was disqualified for being 100g overweight at the time of weigh-in earlier in the day, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold. With hours to go …

Vinesh Phogat was provided with every facility, including personal staff: Sports Minister
5 months, 1 week ago

Vinesh Phogat was provided with every facility, including personal staff: Sports Minister

India Today  

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that the Indian Olympic Association lodged a strong protest with the United World Wrestling over Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics. "Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics due to being overweight by 100 gm. #WATCH | Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks on the …

Heartbreak by a bare margin of 100g: How Vinesh's Olympic dream came to a standstill
5 months, 1 week ago

Heartbreak by a bare margin of 100g: How Vinesh's Olympic dream came to a standstill

New Indian Express  

That’s the weight of a regular-sized apple, a small cup of peanuts or less than a cricket ball. But this 100gm will weigh her down and scar her forever after getting disqualified from the 50kg before the medal event on Wednesday But it doesn’t matter. No one remembers when the last time an athlete was disqualified for failing to make …

'Support Us, But Don't Tell Me What To Do': Vinesh Phogat Opens Up After 'Misbehaviour' Allegations By WFI
3 years, 5 months ago

'Support Us, But Don't Tell Me What To Do': Vinesh Phogat Opens Up After 'Misbehaviour' Allegations By WFI

ABP News  

New Delhi: 26-year old wrestler from Haryana, Vinesh Phogat has replied to the 'misbehavior' allegations by the Wrestling Federation of India. Phogat wrote an article in the Indian Express where she wrote that"everyone outside is treating me like I am a dead thing". After 2-3 days I was going to join them and even began training with Seema," wrote Vinesh …

World Wrestling Championships 2019: 'Unorthodox' Vinesh Phogat a puzzle for even world-class wrestlers
5 years, 3 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2019: 'Unorthodox' Vinesh Phogat a puzzle for even world-class wrestlers

Firstpost  

A gyroscope, which does not lose balance. That’s how world-class wrestlers and coaches are describing Vinesh Phogat, who has made her CV more impressive by adding a World Championship bronze alongside the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medals. Vinesh also downed Rio Olympic medallist Sofia Mattsson and World No 1 Sarah Ann Hildebrandt on her way to the podium. …

Asian Games 2018: I have become stronger after Rio injury, says gold-medallist Vinesh Phogat
6 years, 4 months ago

Asian Games 2018: I have become stronger after Rio injury, says gold-medallist Vinesh Phogat

India TV News  

The knee-injury which cut short her Rio Olympics campaign had left Vinesh Phogat writhing in pain but the tears in her eyes today had a different meaning as she won a historic gold medal at the Asian Games here. Vinesh was stretchered out of the wrestling arena in 2016 at the Rio Games after suffering a horrible knee injury and …

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