OLYMPICS 2024-VINESH PHOGAT DISQUALIFY FOR JUST ABOVE 100 GRAMS OF WEIGHT
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Disqualification of Vinesh Phogat: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat eliminated from the Olympics in Paris after failing the 50 kg weight check by a margin of 100 grams. She tried losing weight over night, but she was unable to reach the necessary threshold. As a result, Phogat—who advanced to the final—will be eliminated, giving Sarah Hildebrandt the gold medal.
Combat sports competitors had to go through the unpleasant weight cut before a tournament. The first female wrestler from India to earn an Olympic medal, Sakshi Malik, had once made fun of the idea that sportsmen should be rewarded with a medal simply for enduring a difficult weight reduction. Wrestlers are required by rule to display their weight twice: once before the preliminary rounds and once more before the final. On Tuesday morning, Vinesh's weight was inside the 50 kg allowed limit. She probably gained weight during the day as she refueled after her three bouts, and it's been reported that she had to reduce roughly 2 kg over night. After her semifinal match, she was spotted skipping around in a sweat suit. It has been said that she worked on it all night, but when she weighed in this morning, she was 100 grams overweight.
Vinesh did not weigh in on the second day. The wrestler who lost to Vinesh (IND) in the semifinal will take her spot, per article 11 of the International Wrestling Rules. Yusneylis Guzman Lopez (CUB) will thus compete in the Final," a statement from the organizing committee of the Paris Games announced. In a statement, the IOA said: "The Indian contingent conveys news of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Women's Wrestling 50kg division with disappointment. She weighed in a few grams over 50 kg this morning, despite the team's best efforts during the night. The contingent will not be commenting further at this time. We, the Indian team, ask that you honor Vinesh's right to privacy.
When the 29-year-old was weighed in this morning at 7:15 a.m. local time, he was just over 100 grams over the 50 kilogram weight limit. Prior to her first-round fight on Tuesday, Vinesh weighed 49.9 kg, which is well below the allowed limit. But during the day, she put on weight as she defeated Yui Susaki, the reigning Olympic champion, three times in a row to go to the final.
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