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Champion wrestler Vinesh Phogat arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday following the heartbreak in Paris Olympics where she was disqualified for being overweight after reaching the 50kg final. There was a thick security cover as Phogat, who was found 100 grams overweight on the day of her bout earlier…
For Vinesh Phogat, the last 10 days have been no less than a nightmare. Less than 24 hours after becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to enter final in Olympics, Vinesh was disqualified for being 100 gram overweight that the permissible 50 kg weight limit. The star wrestler and the Indian Olympic Association…
Vinesh Phogat has finally broken her silence on her heart-breaking disqualification from the women’s 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024. The star wrestler had made history by becoming the first Indian woman to enter a wrestling event final at the Olympics. But on the morning of her event on August 7, Vinesh…
The Delhi High Court on Friday restored the mandate of Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) ad hoc committee constituted for running the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on a plea by celebrated wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian. following the elections held in the federation…
Former Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat silenced millions of her critics by defeating the world No. 1 and reigning Olympic champion Yui Susaki at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Vinesh also scripted history by becoming India’s first woman wrestler to enter the finals of the Olympic Games. However, in a heartbreaking twist of tale, Vinesh…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on wrestler Vinesh Phogat for her scintillating show at the Paris Olympics and becoming the first Indian woman grappler to reach the final. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met and greeted the Indian athletes and medal winners of the recently concluded Paris Olympics at his residence 7, Lok…
After the announcement of the dismissal of her application for an Olympic silver medal following disqualification from the women’s 50 kg final at Paris, former Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat took to social media to make a cryptic post. On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released a statement to confirm that,…
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Vinesh Phogat in action at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) advocate Vidushpat Singhania confirmed that only a “single-line order has come” and not a detailed order. On Wednesday, CAS released a statement to confirm that, “The application field by Vinesh Phogat on August 7 has been dismissed.” Speaking to…
India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on cusp of history in the women’s freestyle 50kg category at Paris Olympics 2024, after two giant-killing victories in the Round of 16 and quarter-final. Vinesh beat two titans of 50kg wrestling: Japan’s Yui Susaki and Ukraine’s Oksana Livach. In the semi-final, she beat Cuban wrestler Yusneylis…
File image of Vinesh Phogat© AFP After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for the silver medal in the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics, the Indian wrestler’s uncle Mahavir Phogat said that we will welcome her like a Gold Medalist when she returns to India on…
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