Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement.
India’s female wrestler athlete Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on 7 August just before the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh’s weight was 100 grams more than the prescribed limit just before her medal match, after which the match officials disqualified her. Vinesh participated in the women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics. Vinesh was also admitted to the hospital after this decision. At the same time, now she has surprised all the fans by suddenly taking a big decision and announcing her retirement from wrestling.
Mom won the wrestling match against me
Vinesh Phogat posted on the social media platform X and announced her retirement, writing that Maa, wrestling won over me, I lost, sorry, your dream, my courage, all are broken, I do not have more strength now. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. I will always be indebted to you all, sorry. Let us tell you that Vinesh Phogat had confirmed her place in the medal event with a brilliant performance in this event, but she was declared ineligible due to her weight being just 100 grams more. Vinesh had also made a lot of efforts to bring her weight to the prescribed limit, in which she did jogging, cycling just one night before the match, but still the weight remained 100 grams more.
Vinesh has appealed to CAS
Vinesh Phogat has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports. She has appealed against being declared ineligible. The Court of Arbitration for Sports is an international organization that resolves disputes related to sports. Its headquarters is in Switzerland and it was established in 1984. Vinesh Phogat has appealed to CAS to give her a joint silver medal, on which a decision is yet to come today.
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