The Indian Athlete Was Disqualified Before The Gold Medal Clash Indian women’s wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from competing for a gold medal in Paris Olympics 2024.
Vinesh is eliminated from the final competition of the 50 kg weight group. Along with this, Vinesh will not be able to win any medals in the Olympics.
The Indian Olympic Committee has expressed grief over this. The statement issued by the committee said, “It is with great sadness that we announce the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat in the 50 kg weight category of women’s wrestling.” Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified in the 50 kg category despite the team’s best efforts throughout the night. This morning it was found that his weight was a few grams more than 50 kg.’
Vinesh reached the final after defeating the world number one in the pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday and the Cuban in the semifinals. She was the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final. With this, Vinesh Phogat’s silver medal in the 50 kg weight group of the Paris Olympics was confirmed. But this dream of Vinesh has been shattered.
After this, the finalists will also be weighed the next morning. The rule says no compromise in weight during this period either.
If the athlete fails the weigh-in process, they are eliminated from the competition and placed last.
Weight changes in the human body, often within a day. In such cases, the player is weighed on both days of the match.
Vinesh had also faced challenges in the past in terms of weight. He had to cut his weight down to 48 kg in Olympics 2016 and it was challenging. Later Vinesh managed to make a place and play in this genre. But later Vinesh dropped out due to injury.
She competed in the 53 kg weight category at the Tokyo Olympics but lost in the quarterfinals.
