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Vinesh Phogat in Gonda: Wrestler insists she is eligible to compete; WFI says her reply incomplete

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Vinesh Phogat in Gonda: Wrestler insists she is eligible to compete; WFI says her reply incomplete

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat. File | Photo Credit: PTI Vinesh Phogat arrived at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday (May 11, 2026) and replied to the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) show-cause notice, claiming that she was eligible to return from retirement even though the national federation maintained that she cannot be allowed to compete in the…

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WFI shoots down Vinesh’s comeback

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WFI shoots down Vinesh’s comeback

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday (May 9, 2026) show-caused double World championships medallist Vinesh Phogat on different grounds, including her failure to stick to the weight restriction at the Paris Olympics, anti-doping issues (multiple whereabouts failures) and participating in two weight categories during the…

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Tired Of, Says Shashi Tharoor On Wrestler’s Retirement After 2024 Paris Olympics Exit

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Tired Of, Says Shashi Tharoor On Wrestler’s Retirement After 2024 Paris Olympics Exit

Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement following disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said that Vinesh Phogat is “tired of fighting”, shortly after the wrestler announced her retirement following the shock exit from the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday. In a post in Hindi on X, Mr Tharoor said,…

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