Bajrang Punia, one other outstanding Indian wrestler, expressed his unhappiness over Vinesh’s choice.
He took to social media and wrote: “Vinesh, aap haari nahi, haaraaya gaya hai (Vinesh, you have not misplaced; you’ve been defeated.”
“Hamaare liye sadaiv aap vijeta hello rahegi, aap Bharat ki beti ke saath-saath Bharat ka abhimaan bhi ho (For us, you’ll at all times be a winner. You aren’t solely the daughter of India but in addition its delight),” he additional wrote.
Vinesh, who made historical past by turning into the primary Indian lady wrestler to succeed in the gold medal bout in her class on Tuesday, was assured of not less than a silver medal earlier than her disqualification. She introduced her retirement on Thursday morning, posting an emotional message on social media.
“Ma, wrestling has received, I’ve misplaced. Please forgive me, your goals and my braveness, every little thing is damaged.”
“I haven’t got any extra power now. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. I shall be indebted to you all. Forgive (me),” added the two-time world championships bronze-medallist.
Vinesh appealed her disqualification from the Olympic finals on Wednesday to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), requesting to be awarded a joint silver medal.
Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who misplaced to Vinesh within the semifinals, took her place within the ultimate towards American Sarah Ann Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt received the bout to say gold, and Vinesh is now hoping that CAS will award her a joint silver medal with Lopez.
Nonetheless, the worldwide governing physique of the game, United World Wrestling (UWW), has made it clear that the present weigh-in rule can’t be altered presently.
