“Goodbye, Wrestling”: Vinesh Phogat Says Retiring Day After Olympics Shock

Heartbroken over her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024, India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat introduced her retirement from wrestling. The grappler stood on the cusp of a gold medal within the ladies’s 50kg freestyle wrestling occasion earlier than exceeding her weight by 100 grams through the morning weigh-in on Wednesday. Vinesh even lodged a protest on the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), difficult her disqualification. Vinesh, in a put up on social media, stated that wrestling received the ultimate bout in opposition to her, however she misplaced, breaking all her braveness. Having made her skilled debut in 2001, the 12 months 2024 was the final that noticed her compete as a wrestler. 

“Wrestling received the match in opposition to me, I misplaced…my braveness is all damaged, I haven’t got any extra energy now.  Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I’ll without end be in your debt”

 

— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024

The 29-year-old wrestler’s disqualification from the Paris Olympic Video games broke over a billion hearts, with PM Narendra Modi additionally taking to social media to offer his assist and braveness to Vinesh. Others from the sporting fraternity additionally rallied behind Vinesh’s trigger and requested her to concentrate on the 2028 LA Video games in her pursuit of a wrestling gold medal within the Olympics. Nonetheless, Vinesh feels she has misplaced her ultimate battle, and would not have what it takes to proceed anymore. 

Vinesh was disqualified after being discovered 100gm obese through the morning weigh-in. She reached out to CAS, asking for a joint-silver medal to be given.

An ad-hoc division of the CAS has been arrange right here for decision by arbitration of any disputes arising through the Olympic Video games or throughout a interval of 10 days previous the Opening Ceremony.

The matter can be taken up on Thursday morning.

Phogat was set to lock horns with American Sarah Hildebrandt for the gold medal however the 29-year-old fell 100 grams brief regardless of ravenous herself for every week and spending hours within the sauna to chop right down to her competitors weight.

Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman Lopez changed Phogat within the ultimate the place Hildebrandt received 3-0 to take the gold.

Vinesh is now banking on CAS to be a joint silver-medallist with Lopez.

With PTI inputs