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#ParisOlympics2024 : Massive Blow To India ; Vinesh Phogat Disqualified Before Final ; Reason 100 Grams Overweight ; WFI For Action Against Support Staff

In a shocking turn of events, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics for being found overweight ahead of her women’s 50kg final in Paris.

Vinesh had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in the event on Tuesday night. She was scheduled to face American Sarah Hildebrandt in the final on Wednesday but will now return home without a medal.

“She was found overweight by 100gm this morning. The rules do not allow this and she has been disqualified,” said an Indian coach.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Sanjay Singh demanded action against the support staff attached with Vinesh Phogat in the wake of her shock exit from the Paris Olympics, saying the blunder of not maintaining her weight before the final was not acceptable.

The Indian contingent woke up to the rude jolt of Vinesh’s disqualification, hours before her gold medal bout against American Sarah Hildebrandt.

She was found overweight by 100 grams on day two of the weigh-in and resultantly disqualified.

Cuban wrestler Guzman Lopez Yusnelis, who had lost her semifinal to Vinesh, will now clash in the gold medal match against Hildebrandt.

Vinesh has been training with Woller Akos, her personal coach from Belgium and has also worked with South African mental conditioning coach Wayne Lombard.

“It is not a fault of Vinesh. She was performing amazingly. The coaches, the support staff, the physios and the nutritionists should take full responsibility,” Sanjay Singh told PTI.

“They should have paid attention to her all the time to ensure nothing of this sort happens. How this happened and how she went over the weight limit must be looked into.

Reaction from political leaders across arty lines came on x on Vinesh Disqualification

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge

Rahul Gandhi, Leader Of The Opposition, Lok Sabha

Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP

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