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India women's wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the 50-kilogram Olympic wrestling final after failing to make weight Wednesday, creating a ripple effect on the medal matches and ...
Phogat was 100 grams, or 3.5 ounces, overweight and she was disqualified, according to nbcolympics.com. That's about the weight of a small apple. That's about the weight of a small apple. Vinesh ...
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of ...
Vinesh Phogat (pronounced [ʋɪˈneːʃ ˈpʰoːɡɑːʈ]; born 25 August 1994) is an Indian politician and former wrestler, who is a current member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Haryana. She won the 2024 assembly election from Julana constituency representing the Indian National Congress .
Vinesh Phogat hospitalized after brutal weight cut Missing out on an Olympic medal is bad enough, but the Indian delegation's efforts to get Phogat under weight were reportedly brutal.
Three of the Phogat sisters, Geeta, Babita, and Vinesh, are gold medalists in different weight categories at the Commonwealth Games, while Priyanka has won a silver medal at the Asian Championships. Ritu is a National Championships gold medalist and Sangita has won medals at age-level international championships.
The ruling, however, called the weight regulations "draconian" and found "no wrongdoing" on Phogat's part. [359] [364] [365] [366] Phogat also received support from Japanese wrestler Rei Higuchi, who had been disqualified at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for being overweight but won gold at Paris 2024, [367] and American wrestler Jordan Burroughs. [368]
Despite being disqualified from the gold medal match just hours after she made Olympic history, Vinesh Phogat is still being hailed by many online for her bravery and resilience.