Vinesh Phogat News in Hindi: The 2024 Paris Olympics is over. This time a total of 84 countries won medals in this great sporting event. USA topped the medal table with 126 medals. India finished 71st with 6 medals. However, India could have had seven medals, but star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified before the final due to being 100 grams overweight. Now the news is that after the Vinesh Phogat case, United World Wrestling (UWW) is going to change the rule of measuring the weight of wrestlers.
According to media reports, United World Wrestling (UWW) may change the rules for measuring the weight of wrestlers. However, it is not yet known what changes will be made in the rules, and how the new rule will work. Let us tell you that Vinesh Phogat will not get the benefit of the change in rules, because the new rule will be implemented from the next tournament.
Know what the chief of United World Wrestling said?
Talking to India Today, United World Wrestling chief Nenad Lalovic said, “We should respect the rules. I am very sad about what happened to Vinesh Phogat. But rules are rules, and they are for everyone. A wrestler who is overweight cannot be included.”
Know what are the rules for wrestling in Olympics
Every wrestler is weighed on the morning of the event. Along with weighing, the wrestler also undergoes a medical check-up. During weighing, the wrestler should be in just a singlet jersey, which he or she will wear during wrestling.
During the medical test, the nails of the wrestlers are also checked. It is mandatory for the nails to be cut neatly. If the wrestler is not wearing the right clothes, then the referee will not measure his weight. If a wrestler does not come at the time of weighing, then he will be eliminated from the competition (tournament).
If a wrestler gets injured during wrestling, then his weight will not be measured before the next match. His rank will remain the same. If this happens before the final, then the wrestler will get a medal without playing. That is, if Vinesh Phogat got injured in the semi-final match, then she would have got a silver medal even if she was out of the final.
