Evening briefing: President, VP's message to Vinesh Phogat; Salman Khurshid criticised for Bangladesh remarks, and more
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In the wake of the shocking disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat just hours before the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics, President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed their support and admiration for the athlete. President Droupadi Murmu lauded Phogat’s achievements and resilience saying her “extraordinary feats at the Paris Olympics have thrilled every Indian and done the country proud.” “While we all share her disappointment at the disqualification, she remains a champion in the hearts of 1.4 billion people. Vinesh embodies the truly indefatigable spirit of Indian women, and her epic fortitude and resilience are already inspiring future world champions from India. I wish her many laurels in the future,” Murmu posted on X. Dig deeper
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Former Union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid courted controversy by saying what is happening in neighbouring Bangladesh can happen in India too. Speaking at the launch of academician Mujibur Rehman's book Shikwa-e-Hind: The Political Future of Indian Muslims, Khurshid said, “Everything may look normal in Kashmir. Everything may look normal here. We may be celebrating the victory, although of course some people believe that that victory or that success of 2024 was perhaps only marginal, perhaps a lot more needs to be done.” Dig deeper
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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat being disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024 due to her weight has led to a section of her fans comparing her to Indian cricketer captain Rohit Sharma whose physical fitness has been a topic of discussion every now and then. A day after she scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout, Vinesh Phogat, 29, was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final. The setback left the feisty wrestler medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold. Dig deeper
Business News
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Global Matters
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Entertainment Focus
Vinesh Phogat was at the cusp of making history at the Paris Olympics 2024, but has now been disqualified from the finals for being ‘overweight’. Minutes after the announcement was made, several Bollywood stars, including Farhan Akhtar, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and Vicky Kaushal, took to their social media to show support for the wrestler. Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram Stories and wrote, “Vinesh Phogat you are an inspiration to the entire nation. Nothing can take away your resilience, nothing can take away your courage and nothing can take away the hardships you've been through to create history! Today you must be heartbroken to say the least and we are heartbroken with you. But woman you are gold- you are iron and you are steel! Nothing can take that away from you! A champion for the ages! There is no one like you. Dig deeper
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Sports Goings
The medical team of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), led by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, worked through the night on Tuesday in its bid to ensure wrestler Vinesh Phogat cleared the weigh-in for Wednesday’s 50kg final at the Olympics. However, the ace wrestler was still found 100gm overweight and was disqualified, turning her dream run into the final and at least a silver medal into a haunting nightmare. As per the rules of the world wrestling body, UWW, wrestlers are to undergo weigh-in on the morning of their bouts – twice if they reach the next day’s final – and no allowance is given. The weight of the singlet is counted as part of the bodyweight. Dig deeper
That’s all we have at this hour in our evening briefing. Catch you tomorrow morning.