“Vinesh, you’re a champion amongst champions! You’re India’s satisfaction and an inspiration for every Indian. At the moment’s setback hurts. I want phrases might categorical the sense of despair that I’m experiencing.” PM Modi mentioned in a tweet.
“On the similar time, I do know that you just epitomise resilience.It has at all times been your nature to take challenges head on. Come again stronger! We’re all rooting for you”, he added.
PM Modi reached out to Indian Olympic Affiliation President PT Usha to assemble firsthand details about Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the 50 kg girls’s wrestling occasion on the ongoing Olympics. The Prime Minister sought PT Usha’s insights on the obtainable choices for India in mild of this setback.
The Prime Minister urged the IOA President to discover all doable avenues to assist Vinesh’s case. He additionally inspired PT Usha to lodge a robust protest in opposition to the disqualification if it might probably profit Vinesh’s scenario, in response to sources.
The disqualification got here as a big blow to India’s medal aspirations in wrestling. Vinesh Phogat, who was set to face Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of the US within the Gold Medal match, was disqualified after weighing in barely above the 50 kg restrict. The Indian Olympic contingent issued a press release confirming the unlucky information.
“It’s with remorse that the Indian contingent shares information of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Ladies’s Wrestling 50 kg class. Regardless of the very best efforts by the staff via the night time, she weighed in a number of grams over 50 kg this morning. No additional feedback can be made by the contingent presently. The Indian staff requests you respect Vinesh’s privateness. It want to deal with the competitions readily available,” the assertion learn.
Vinesh Phogat had secured her place within the Gold Medal bout after a formidable 5-0 victory over Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez within the semi-finals on Tuesday night time.
