NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Wednesday disqualified from the Paris Olympics for weighing 100g above the restrict within the ladies’s 50kg class, following her victory towards the world primary.
Vinesh’s sudden disqualification occurred after she failed the second weigh-in, surprising the Indian wrestling contingent and dashing hopes for a medal.
Girls’s nationwide coach Virender Dahiya and Manjeet Rani consoled Vinesh, who had earlier brought about a stir by defeating defending champion Yui Susaki.
Regardless of the setback, Vinesh remained composed when talking to her coaches.
“It despatched a shockwave by the wrestling contingent. The ladies had been feeling fairly low after the information broke. We met Vinesh and tried to console her. She was courageous. She instructed us, ‘it is exhausting luck that we missed the medal, however it’s a part of the sport’,” information company PTI was quoted Dahiya as saying as he shared the main points of their assembly.
“A number of IOA officers had been additionally there to satisfy her.”
Earlier than the disqualification, Vinesh was on tempo for at-least a silver medal.
Vinesh’s sudden disqualification occurred after she failed the second weigh-in, surprising the Indian wrestling contingent and dashing hopes for a medal.
Girls’s nationwide coach Virender Dahiya and Manjeet Rani consoled Vinesh, who had earlier brought about a stir by defeating defending champion Yui Susaki.
Regardless of the setback, Vinesh remained composed when talking to her coaches.
“It despatched a shockwave by the wrestling contingent. The ladies had been feeling fairly low after the information broke. We met Vinesh and tried to console her. She was courageous. She instructed us, ‘it is exhausting luck that we missed the medal, however it’s a part of the sport’,” information company PTI was quoted Dahiya as saying as he shared the main points of their assembly.
“A number of IOA officers had been additionally there to satisfy her.”
Earlier than the disqualification, Vinesh was on tempo for at-least a silver medal.
The information of her disqualification deeply affected her teammates, confirmed by Dahiya.
Including to the day’s woes, Antim Panghal additionally confronted disappointment with a first-round exit within the ladies’s 53kg class as a consequence of technical superiority.
“She simply couldn’t play her recreation, didn’t look in her component,” mentioned the coach.
