Vinesh Phogat, who was poised to create a great record, was left reeling by the disqualification.
The 33rd Olympic Games are underway in Paris, the capital of France. 206 national sportsmen and women have participated in this world’s biggest sports festival.
Indian athlete Vinesh Phogat entered the field yesterday in women’s wrestling in the 50 kg body weight category. In the first round she shocked world champion and ‘number one’ player Yu Tsuzaki of Japan. Vinesh Bhogat grabbed the limelight by ending Suzakhi’s 82-game unbeaten run in internationals.
She then defeated former European champion Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarter-finals and Pan American champion López Yuznelis Guzmán of Cuba in the semi-finals to advance to the finals. With this, she became the first Indian athlete to reach the final round of Olympic women’s wrestling, ensuring a gold or silver medal. She was to meet American Sarah Hildebrand in the final last night.
Vinesh Phogat, who wrestled with 3 women in a span of 8 hours in a single day, became exhausted due to the hard physical work he gave for this. This required frequent intake of nutritious and liquid food. He was suddenly diagnosed with weight gain during the night.
Vinesh Bhogat usually plays in the 53 kg category. This time he moved to the 50 kg category as another Indian qualified for that category. For this he lost weight only after suffering. Diet is very important to maintain the same 50 kg body weight continuously.
During the check-up after the matches last night, it was found that his body weight has increased up to 2 kg. After that, he did not sleep all night and engaged in physical training. On the advice of training experts, he undertook all kinds of efforts to bring his body weight down to 50, such as continuous running, cycling, skipping, steam baths without taking food or water. This significantly reduced the weight.
In this situation, he was qualified for the finals and his body weight was checked yesterday morning as per usual procedure. Then it was revealed that he weighed 100 grams more than the 50 kg that he had set. They even cut their long hair on the advice of doctors to lose weight. But to no avail.
After this, the Indian side was asked to give some time. The Olympic Committee rejected it and promptly announced the disqualification of Vinesh Bhoga from the competition due to his abnormal weight. This ruined his chances of a medal.
This news came as a shock to Vinesh Phogat, who was gearing up to become the first Indian athlete to win gold at the Olympics. Disappointed, he broke down in tears.
Meanwhile, he was dehydrated due to continuous physical training the previous night. After that, he was admitted to the clinic in the Olympic Village and given treatment. Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha, Vinesh is fine now. He said he would be given all the medical and emotional support he needed.
In this case, Indian player Vinesh Bhogat has announced that he will retire from wrestling bouts.
In this regard, he posted on his X website, “Mother, I won the wrestling match, but I lost. Forgive me. Your dream, my courage, everything is broken, I no longer have the strength to fight.. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024 … I am forever with you all. Will oblige, sorry…” he posted in it.
Vinesh Bhogam’s retirement announcement has shocked the entire Indian fans.
29-year-old Vinesh Phogat hails from Ariana. Hat-trick gold medalist at Commonwealth Games. For months, wrestlers and wrestlers have been protesting on the streets demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan, former president of the Indian Wrestling Federation and ex-MP MP Brij Bhushan, who was involved in a sex scandal. Vinesh Phogatham was one of those who spearheaded them.
He accused the wrestling federation of treating him with revenge. He created a sensation by saying that he would return the awards given by the central government. Vinesh Bhoga, who entered the Olympic arena after overcoming various challenges and tribulations, had his dream of a medal shattered by weighing just 100 grams. It was a heart-breaking incident for all the Indians who were waiting with the dream of an Olympic medal.
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