Paris : Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced retirement from wrestling following her disqualification from Paris Olympics 2024.
Vinesh posted the emotional message on her social media account saying, “Mom, wrestling has defeated me, I lost. Forgive me, your dream, my courage is all broken, I don’t have any more strength now.”
“Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024,” Phogat concluded, adding that she will “forever be indebted to everyone”.
Vinesh started this Olympics campaign with a hat trick of wins, including beating Japanese World Champion Yui Susaki and marching to the final. However, during Weigh-in ahead of the final Gold Medal match she was found 100 grams overweight & therefore, as per rules got disqualified from the whole tournament , thereby, losing all medal hopes.
Despite appeals of Indian Wrestling Federation to IOA & Vinesh’s appeal to CAS to give her joint silver medal, the decisions were turned down. Following this shock, she has drawn curtains to her professional career.
