WED, AUG 7
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In a disappointing turn of events for India at the Olympics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the 50kg freestyle wrestling category for being slightly overweight, just after she had qualified for the gold medal bout.
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Vinesh Phogat had beat World No.1 and Tokyo 2020 champion Yui Susaki of Japan to qualify for quarterfinals.
rohit
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In a disappointing turn of events for India at the Olympics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the 50kg freestyle wrestling category for being slightly overweight, just after she had qualified for the gold medal bout.
Just because of 100g overweight.
And I guess this is how rule works, either 0 or 1.
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Rohit Rajan
Just because of 100g overweight.
And I guess this is how rule works, either 0 or 1.
Stupid ahh rule
omkar
How would you have felt if the roles were reversed? A scenario where an Indian athlete lost to someone who was 100g overweight and did not get dq'd. Would you not demand the rules to be followed?
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him
Rules are the system-makers that make sports play-worthy. It’s unfortunately against us today
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Vinesh Phogat had beat World No.1 and Tokyo 2020 champion Yui Susaki of Japan to qualify for quarterfinals.
She was underweight when checked in the morning
Ankush_Rawat
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In a disappointing turn of events for India at the Olympics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the 50kg freestyle wrestling category for being slightly overweight, just after she had qualified for the gold medal bout.
8+ hrs before match 100gms up ❌
biological men in women's category ✅
ridiculous !!!!
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omkar
Yeahh, that sucks
him
Ankush Rawat
8+ hrs before match 100gms up ❌
biological men in women's category ✅
ridiculous !!!!
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Ankush_Rawat
Omkar Arora
Yeahh, that sucks
itna weight to hair sai hi kam hojata
Himanshu Khanna
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interesting..
him
Ankush Rawat
itna weight to hair sai hi kam hojata
Easier said than done
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Himanshu Khanna
She was underweight when checked in the morning
Hearing she wanted to shed that extra weight but failed short by a 100gm. The management had asked for a little more time for her to make it happen but were rejected.
Omkar Arora
How would you have felt if the roles were reversed? A scenario where an Indian athlete lost to someone who was 100g overweight and did not get dq'd. Would you not demand the rules to be followed?
Is 100gm really consequential? If yes, maybe. No one's going to bend rules for a single contender- it's the way of the world. I can express my contempt just the same.
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sneha
Rules are rules and they should have known. It’s sad, yes. But it’s a category and as an athlete you are supposed to be aware and the coach also needs to be aware. Generally, they do weigh athletes before the main weigh in to be sure…. So that they can run a few laps in case they weigh more.
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THU, AUG 8
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Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement with a heartfelt message dedicated to her mother, stating: “Ma kushti mere se jeet gayi, main har gayi." In her social media post on X, the champion wrestler shared, “My courage is all broken.”
In Hindi, she wrote, “Forgive me, your dream, my courage is all broken, I don't have any more strength now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will always be indebted to you all for your forgiveness.”
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In a disappointing turn of events for India at the Olympics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the 50kg freestyle wrestling category for being slightly overweight, just after she had qualified for the gold medal bout.
There will be an ad-hoc hearing to decide the fate of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification. It has been scheduled at 9:30 pm IST.
Vinesh will be represented by 4 pro bono lawyers made available by the Paris Bar. Subsequently, India is trying to get their own lawyer involved in the case.