Vinesh Phogat’s dream dashed in Paris, pulled out of the Olympics at the last minute

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Vinesh Phogat’s dream broke in Paris. She was supposed to go down on Wednesday night, aiming to win gold at the Olympics. But bad news came before that. Vinesh was kicked out of the Olympics for being overweight. Vinesh reached the final of the women’s 50 kg category. But today, when weighing, it can be seen that she is 100 grams overweight. And the star wrestler is going to lose the medal for violating this rule.

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat secured silver at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. She had already set a precedent by becoming the country’s first female wrestler. Vinesh defeated Guzman from Cuba to reach the finals on Tuesday. Her eyes were filled with the dream of a gold medal. The countrymen were also waiting for that.

But bad news flew in from Paris on Wednesday morning. It is known that Vinesh Phogat may not enter the final of women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris Olympics. She was cut from the Olympics. As the reason comes forward, she has gained weight. So she may be disqualified in the final. As per the rules, the competitor has to have the same weight on both days of the event. But Vinesh Phogat has gained 100 grams. Because of which she was excluded from the Olympics.

Vinesh is the star who once protested with the country’s wrestlers in the Brijbhushan scandal. At the same time, she continued to prepare for the Olympics. What Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik did not do. And that’s why those star wrestlers were not invited to the Olympics trials. They could not reach the qualification.

Vinesh Biplab also stood by the victim boxer. Day in and day out, she did sit-ins in Yantramantar and secretly prepared for the Olympics. That’s why Vinesh got success in the current games. She has won the hearts of the countrymen. But in the end, Vinesh Phogat played a big blow at the Paris Olympics.

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