She was disqualified after being discovered 100 grams obese through the weigh-in forward of her gold medal match.
“Maan, kushti mere se jeet gayi, primary haar gayi.Maaf karna, aapka sapna, meri himmat sab toot chuke. Isse zyada taqat nahi rahi ab” (Mother, Wrestling has defeated me, I’ve misplaced. I misplaced…my braveness is all damaged, I haven’t got any extra energy now),” Vinesh wrote on her social media account.
“Alvida, kushti (Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024),” she concluded.
Vinesh made historical past by turning into the primary Indian girl wrestler to achieve the gold medal bout in her class on Tuesday. She was assured of at the very least a silver medal earlier than the disqualification.
Vinesh’s disqualification from the ultimate match in opposition to Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of america as a result of being 100gm obese through the morning weigh-in was essentially the most devastating setback of the day. The 29-year-old wrestler was totally shattered by the flip of occasions.
In response to her disqualification, Vinesh filed an attraction, requesting that she be awarded a joint silver medal. She was changed within the remaining by Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, whom Vinesh had defeated within the semifinals. Lopez in the end misplaced to Hildebrandt within the championship match.
As per worldwide rules, any wrestler discovered to be obese through the weigh-in course of will mechanically be positioned on the backside of the ultimate standings, no matter their efficiency within the match.
