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Bajrang Punia, leading the protests, claimed that he, Vinesh, Sangeeta, Dushyant Phogat and Rahul Yadav were assaulted and manhandled by the police and that the beds were purchased by them for sleeping after rainfall. [70] The protesters alleged that a drunk policeman misbehaved with and abused Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Mallik and Sangeeta Phogat.
Indian Olympic wrestling star Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Games, but she's determined to keep fighting for her constituency and against sexual harassment of women as she contests ...
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 is still waiting. A decision on the Indian wrestler’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been postponed a ...
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]
In January 2023, a group of Olympians and international wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and others organised a sit-in demanding disbanding of the federation due to alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by Brij Bhushan. The protests resumed in April 2023 due to government inaction.
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 ...