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A BILLION HOPES CRUSHED UNDER 100 GRAMS
The Business Guardian
|August 08, 2024
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat disqualified from the Paris Olympics for weighing 100g more than permissible limit Wrestling Federation of India has filed appeal to United World Wrestling to reconsider decision to disqualify Vinesh
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In a big blow to India’s medal hopes from the wrestling arena, grappler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday was disqualified from the 50 kg women’s wrestling event. Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the Gold Medal match.
A statement issued by the Indian Olympic contingent said that Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50 kg mark and was disqualified.
This story is from the August 08, 2024 edition of The Business Guardian.
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