Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI Indian star wrestler Vinesh Phogat quit wrestling following her heartbreaking disqualification from the Paris Olympics. Vinesh was disqualified from the women’s 50 kg gold medal bout at the Paris Olympics after being weighed few grams over the permissible limits on August 7 morning.
Following the major heartbreak at the grand sporting arena, Vinesh took to social media on Thursday morning to announce her decision to retire from wrestling via an emotional post on X.
“Maa, wrestling has won, I have lost. Please forgive me, your dreams and my courage, everything is broken,” Vinesh wrote. “I don’t have any more strength now. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. I shall be indebted to you all. Forgive (me),” it read further.
Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to Vinesh in the semifinals, replaced her in the final against American Sarah Ann Hildebrandt. The 29-year-old has appealed against her Olympic disqualification with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) and has demanded a joint silver medal in the 50 kg weight category.
Vinesh, who was playing in her third Olympics, made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final at the Olympics. But her redemption story, following a disappointing performance in the Tokyo Olympics, ended in heartbreak as she was disqualified from the competition.
