Olympian Vinesh Phogat, who stormed into the finals of Paris Olympics 2024, becoming the only Indian female wrestler to achieve the historic feat, was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight. The nation is heartbroken, even as trolls who were earlier praising the comeback queen’s ‘dhaakad’ performance at the event seemed overjoyed at the prospect.

The Indian Olympics Committee is (at the time of press), yet to register an appeal, even as the premier (who did not congratulate on her earlier victory) remarked, “today’s setback hurts. . Come back stronger.” If only the wrestler was pliable to the powers in the corridors and not protested against the molester Brijbhushan, #BoycottOlympics would have been trending by the IT cell. Alas! The wrestler is now hospitalized for dehydration. Vinesh Phogat did not sleep the entire night before the day of disqualification as she was working hard to shed the extra 2 kg she had gained. The wrestler, who usually fights in the 53 kg division, wrestled hard with weight to compete in the 50 kg category.

According to a report, Vinesh had to chop her mane besides shedding weight to enter the 50 kg category. Reportedly, she also tried to draw some blood from her veins to fall under her desired category in the event. In April, speaking with PTI, Phogat, who won the 50 kg quota for the nation, stated that she needs to manage her weight a lot better, as it’s not easy for the wrestler owing to her high muscle mass. Meanwhile, Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, the Cuban wrestler who was defeated by Phogat in the semi-finals, will replace her in the finals of the 50 kg category.

Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to Vinesh Phogat in semifinals, replaces her in Olympic final of 50kg category — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 7, 2024