Wrestler Antim Panghal Returns To India After Olympic Controversy

Indian wrestler Antim Panghal, who discovered herself in a soup following a disciplinary breach on the Olympic Video games’ athletes village in Paris, returned to nation on Friday. The wrestler grabbed headlines on Wednesday after she tried to facilitate her sister’s entry into the athletes village via her accreditation card, after which they had been summoned by the police. The incident left the nation embarrassed and the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) livid and the apex sports activities physique promptly determined to fly Panghal and her assist workers again residence after the act of transgression was dropped at its discover by the French authorities.

Though the world championship bronze medallist mentioned she didn’t “intend to do something incorrect,” she is predicted to face disciplinary motion for violating the foundations contained in the athletes village.

Clad in a group India jersey, Panghal rapidly exited the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport, refusing to talk to the ready scribes on the controversy.

Panghal was knocked out of the competitors after shedding her opening 53 kg freestyle bout 0-10 to Turkey’s Yetgil Zeynep on Wednesday morning.

Following the loss, Panghal, who claimed she was unwell, allegedly gave her accreditation card to her youthful sister Nisha and despatched her to the Video games Village to gather her belongings.

Nonetheless, she was stopped by the village safety personnel. By late Wednesday night, each Panghal and her sister discovered themselves on the police station inside the village.

“I used to be not nicely and there was confusion. All of this occurred resulting from confusion,” Panghal had mentioned in a video message to PTI.

To make issues worse, Panghal’s assist group, comprising coaches Bhagat Singh and Vikas, had been additionally concerned in a separate matter involving a Parisian taxi driver and the police.

They allegedly refused to pay the cab fare and behaved inappropriately with the motive force earlier than rapidly retreating inside. The cab driver later reported the incident to the police.

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