“Do not Want A Gold Medal To…”: Abhinav Bindra Consoles Vinesh Phogat After Her Disqualification From Olympics Wrestling Ultimate

Shortly after India obtained an enormous setback on the Paris Olympics with the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the 50 Kg ladies’s wrestling ultimate, the grappler was consoled by Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra. Vinesh was scheduled to tackle United States’ Sarah Ann Hildebrandt within the Gold Medal match. An announcement issued by the Indian Olympic contingent stated that Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50 kg mark and was disqualified. In a publish on X, Bindra wrote, “Utterly gutted. Generally you do not want a gold medal to be a real champion to folks….”

Utterly gutted . Generally u dont want a gold medal to be a real champion to folks….

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 7, 2024

Earlier, PM Modi consoled Vinesh after she was disqualified from the competitors for breaching the 50 kg weight mark. “Vinesh, you’re a champion amongst champions! You might be India’s delight and an inspiration for every Indian. Immediately’s setback hurts. I want phrases might categorical the sense of despair that I’m experiencing. On the similar time, I do know that you simply epitomise resilience. It has all the time been your nature to take challenges head-on. Come again stronger! We’re all rooting for you,” the PM posted on X

As per sources, the Prime Minister spoke to Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) President PT Usha and sought firsthand data from PT Usha on the difficulty and the choices India has within the wake of Vinesh’s setback. The Prime Minister requested the IOA President to discover the total vary of choices to assist Vinesh’s case.

He additionally urged PT Usha to file a powerful protest relating to her disqualification if that helps Vinesh, the sources stated.

“It’s with remorse that the Indian contingent shares information of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Girls’s Wrestling 50 kg class. Regardless of the perfect efforts by the crew by means of the evening, she weighed in a number of grams over 50 kg this morning. No additional feedback shall be made by the contingent presently. The Indian crew requests you respect Vinesh’s privateness. It want to concentrate on the competitions readily available,” the assertion learn.

Vinesh Phogat had entered the Gold Medal bout after beating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 within the semi-finals on Tuesday evening.

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