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Former Indian shooter Shimon Sharif has put the blame for wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Olympics heartbreak on her support staff. They should have been more professional in handling such a situation, he told NDTV.
India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was just one win away from claiming gold at the Paris Olympics 2024, was disqualified just hours ahead of the final on Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that Vinesh, who was competing in the 50kg category, was found 100 grams overweight ahead of the gold medal match. While there were no issues with her weight on Tuesday, the weigh-in on Wednesday found her 100 grams over the weight limit. Olympic medalist boxer Vijender Singh was left fuming by the disqualification and he explained that 100 grams is too less a small a margin for the IOC to take such a big call. In an interview with NDTV. he also said that boxers are given extra time to cut weight if they are overweight in international competitions.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified hours before her women's freestyle 50kg final bout as she weighed 100 grams above the limit for the category.
Vinesh Phogat was just one win away from a historic Olympic gold medal but the Indian wrestler's dreams were shattered after she was disqualified for being overweight for her event on Wednesday. Vinesh, who was competing in the 50kg freestyle wrestling category, was found to be 100 grams above the weight limit and as a result, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to disqualify her for the final. According to reports, Vinesh was 1kg overweight on Tuesday night and she tried everything including cutting her hair to meet the weight requirements. However, they were unsuccessful and a major medal hope for India came to an end.
In a shocking turn of events at the Paris Olympics, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from her gold medal bout in the women's 50 kg category after failing her second weigh-in on Wednesday. The disqualification ended her gold medal aspirations and highlighted the rigorous weight restrictions that are in place at the Olympics. Vinesh faced challenges with weight cutting and was racing against time to ensure that she met the stringent 50 kg limit. But she ultimately missed the mark by just over 100 gm, sources said.
Indian boxing stalwart Vijender Singh has alleged that wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics final might be a case of sabotage as elite athletes like her are well-versed with the techniques of cutting weight before major competitions. Vijender, who is India's first and only male boxer to have won an Olympic medal, knows a thing or two about maintaining weight before major bouts and he said it is shocking that Vinesh was 100gm over in the weigh-in before an Olympic final. "I think it might be sabotage. 100gm, you have got to be kidding me. We athletes can shed 5 to 6kg overnight. It is difficult no doubt but we know how to control our hunger, thirst, and exert to the extreme," the middle-weight (75kg) boxer told PTI.
Competing in the 50 kg freestyle category, Vinesh was just 100 grams over the weight limit, leading to her removal from the competition. Does she get any medal now? NDTV's Arun Singh shares the details.
The celebration turned into sombre in less than 24 hours on Wednesday in the ancestral village of Vinesh Phogat, the wrestler who was disqualified from the Paris Olympics for being overweight, in Haryana's Charki Dadri. Family members of the wrestler were celebrating her victory on Tuesday night after she became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games with a convincing 5-0 win over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez. Her uncle Mahavir Phogat became emotional when she was disqualified.