Vinesh Phogat Retired From Wrestling: Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling on Thursday (August 8). She said that the country’s dream and her courage have been shattered. She does not have much strength left now. Vinesh Phogat was very upset ever since she was disqualified from the Paris Olympics. She was disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday (August 7) from the final match due to being overweight.
Vinesh Phogat wrote on the social media platform X, “Maa, wrestling won over me, I lost. Sorry, your dreams and my courage are all shattered. I don’t have any more strength now. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. I will always be indebted to you all. Sorry.” Vinesh was disqualified from the Olympics after she failed to complete the weigh-in on Wednesday morning, just hours before the gold medal match. The Indian female wrestler was 100 grams overweight.
Mom won the wrestling match against me, I lost. Forgive me, your dream, my courage is all broken, I don’t have any more strength now.
Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024 🙏
I will always be indebted to you all, sorry 🙏🙏
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
You did not lose, you were defeated: Bajrang Punia
Wrestler Bajrang Punia has encouraged Vinesh by saying that you have not lost, but have been defeated. He tweeted, “Vinesh you have not lost, you have been defeated, for us you will always be a winner, you are not only the daughter of India but also the pride of India.”
History was created by reaching the final
The 29-year-old female wrestler created history when she entered the finals by defeating Cuban wrestler Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semi-final match. She became the first female wrestler from the country to do so in the Olympic Games. In this way, she also secured a silver medal in the 50 kg category of wrestling. The whole country seemed confident that at least one medal was confirmed.
Vinesh Phogat was admitted to the hospital due to dehydration
Vinesh participated in three tough matches on Tuesday (August 6), due to which she became dehydrated. Even after this, she drank only a little water, got her hair cut and exercised to ensure that her weight did not exceed the prescribed weight limit. However, the disappointment on Wednesday broke her down. After this, Vinesh Phogat was taken to the poly clinic in Khelgaon due to dehydration in the body.
What does the UWW rule say?
After Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics, the rules of United World Wrestling (UWW) also started being discussed. According to the rules, the wrestler is given the right to get his weight checked several times during the weighing period. If a player is not present at the time of weighing for the first and second time or is disqualified, he is eliminated from the competition. In this way, he remains in the last position and does not get any rank.
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