Wrestling Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 12 – August 7: Vinesh Phogat disqualified from 50kg gold medal bout; Antim loses via technical superiority to Yetgil in first round

Won two consecutive U23 world bronze medals in the 53kg weight class in 2021 and 2022. Has won five straight bronze medals at the European Championships at the U23 level … Read More

‘She spent the entire night running and using the sauna’ – The inside story of how Vinesh Phogat tried to cut the last 100 grams

Hours after Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the 50kg wrestling final due to a failed weigh-in on Wednesday morning, a member of her camp revealed the distressing details of her weight-cutting … Read More

Vinesh disqualified from Paris 2024 Olympics: Akhil Kumar recalls similar episode in 2012, backs wrestler ‘to come back stronger’

Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Paris Olympics grabbed the headlines throughout Wednesday as she failed to meet the weight requirement for her women’s 50kg wrestling gold medal bout. Sitting in … Read More

Dinshaw Pardiwala, India’s Chief Medical Officer, explains what went into Vinesh Phogat’s weight cut efforts at Paris Olympics

Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, India’s Chief Medical Officer at the Paris Olympics, has shed light on Vinesh Phogat’s weight cut efforts that culminated in her disqualification from the 50kg final event. … Read More