Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics. Here's why
A day after scripting history on August 6 by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final at the Olympics, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the gold-medal bout.
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The wrestler was found overweight ahead of the women's 50kg match against American Sarah Hildebrand at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.
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The 29-year-old wrestler from Haryana beat all odds to make the Paris Olympic qualification cut and laid a concrete milestone in the run to final on August 6.
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Phogat won against the world No.1 Yui Susaki of Japan in the opener. However, she could not make weight criteria on the morning of her final as she was found weighing 100 grams over the permissible limit.
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According to the rules of the competition, wrestlers should show their weight on the morning of the preliminary round and the morning of the final.
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While the Indian wrestler was well within the permissible limit of 50kg on Tuesday, her weight increased throughout the day, when she went through three bouts.