On the day she was expected to create history for India, Vinesh was disqualified to be being overweight. She was weighed in at 50.1 kilos, 100 gm over her weight category. A cruel ending to what ...

Phogat defeated the reigning Olympic champion on her way to a spot in the final. But Indian officials said that despite drastic measures, such as cutting her hair, she was around 100 grams overweight.

Vinesh Phogat celebrates after beating defending champion Yui Susaki in her opening bout at Paris Olympics LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images. Shyam Vasudevan. Aug 8, 2024, 06:30 AM ET.

Vinesh Phogat suffered an injury in the 2016 Rio Olympics. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel. In Paris, we saw a different Vinesh. She was not like the woman we had seen over the last 18 months or through a ...

Vinesh Phogat, an Olympic athlete for India, was disqualified from wrestling at the Paris Olympics when it was determined that she was overweight, according to Olympics.com and Team India.

Vinesh Phogat. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon [1/2] Paris 2024 Olympics - Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 50kg Semifinal - Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 06, 2024. Vinesh Phogat.

Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final, appeared to announce her retirement from the sport in a heartbreaking statement. CNN values your feedback 1.

Indian women’s wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the 50-kilogram freestyle final and subsequently hospitalized for “severe dehydration” after failing to make weight Wednesday morning.

PARIS — Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has asked sports’ highest court to award her a shared silver medal after being disqualified from her Paris Olympics final for missing the weight limit.

Phogat defeated the reigning Olympic champion on her way to a spot in the final. But Indian officials said that despite drastic measures, such as cutting her hair, she was around 100 grams overweight.