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File photograph of Vinesh Phogat
The Haryana authorities will felicitate wrestler Vinesh Phogat — who was disqualified from the Olympics for being chubby forward of her gold medal bout within the 50 kg class — like a medallist, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Thursday. She can be supplied the identical reward that the state authorities presents to Olympic Video games silver medallists, the chief minister added. Phogat on Thursday bid adieu to her worldwide wrestling profession, saying she didn’t have the power to proceed.
Saying her determination to retire on social media, the 29-year-old — disqualified after being discovered 100 gm chubby forward of Wednesday’s gold medal bout — sought forgiveness from everybody who supported her.
Saini stated in a submit on X, “Our courageous daughter of Haryana, Vinesh Phogat, carried out brilliantly and entered the ultimate of the Olympics. She may not have been capable of compete within the ultimate attributable to some motive however she is a champion for all of us.” “Our authorities has determined that Vinesh Phogat can be welcomed and felicitated like a medallist. All of the respect, reward and services that the Haryana authorities presents an Olympic silver medallist can be supplied to Vinesh Phogat as properly,” he stated in Hindi.
In accordance with its sports activities coverage, the Haryana authorities presents Rs 6 crore to gold medallists within the Olympic Video games, Rs 4 crore to silver medallists and Rs 2.5 crore to bronze medal winners.
Phogat had scripted historical past by turning into the primary Indian lady grappler to succeed in the gold medal bout within the 50 kg occasion.
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