Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris 2024 Olympics: Live reactions from PM Modi, Abhinav Bindra and others

Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are India’s pride and an inspiration for each and every Indian.

Today’s setback hurts. I wish words could express the sense of despair that I am experiencing.

At the same time, I know that you epitomise resilience. It has always…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 7, 2024

Completely gutted . Sometimes u dont need a gold medal to be a true champion to people….

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 7, 2024

This is heartbreaking 💔 #Olympic2024pic.twitter.com/Pm4fwWJ5iN

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 7, 2024

Not sure about how it works, but this could not be more painful for all of us! Can’t even guess what she is feeling! But isn’t the weight count for the day of match? If she was under 50 kg yesterday, is it not a legit win, then why out of medal contention? #vineshphogat…

— Joydeep Karmakar OLY (@Joydeep709) August 7, 2024

🚨 It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made…

— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 7, 2024

WHAAAAT??? 😭😭😭😭 why does god have to always test his strongest soldiers???! Vinesh is my Gold medalist or Paris 2024!! #wrestling#Paris2024Olympichttps://t.co/DVbvXiQeC9

— Tejaswin Shankar (TJ) (@TejaswinShankar) August 7, 2024