US wrestling legend stands up for Vinesh Phogat, calls for silver medal after disqualification |

NEW DELHI: USA wrestling legend Jordan Burroughs has come out in robust help of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the ladies’s freestyle 50kg wrestling last on the Paris Olympics for being barely over the burden restrict throughout her weigh-in on Wednesday morning.
Vinesh was set to compete towards the USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt in a bid for a historic gold medal after she grew to become the primary Indian lady wrestler to succeed in the Olympic last.
Nevertheless, following her disqualification, she will likely be positioned final in line with United World Wrestling (UWW) guidelines.

Nevertheless, this did not sit effectively with Burroughs, who known as for modifications to UWW guidelines, arguing that finalists ought to nonetheless safe their medal even when they miss the burden on Day 2.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Rio Video games bronze medal winner Sakshi Malik additionally supported Burroughs’ name for awarding Vinesh the silver medal after her disqualification.

Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who had misplaced to Vinesh within the semifinals, changed her within the Olympic last of the 50kg class.
Vinesh’s marketing campaign started with a shocking victory over World No. 1, Japan’s four-time World Champion and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Yui Susaki, who had remained undefeated in 82 worldwide matches all through her profession.
She then superior to her maiden Olympic semifinal after defeating Ukraine’s Oksana Vasylivna Livach 7-5 in her second bout of the day.