Paris: Vinesh Phogat Retirement: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling. She reached the final of the 50 kg category in the Paris Olympics. But on the morning of the final match, her weight was 100 grams more than 50 kg. Due to this, Vinesh was disqualified from the event itself. Now she has announced her retirement by posting on social media.
Vinesh apologized to her mother
Vinesh Phogat, who has participated in three Olympics for India, announced her retirement on social media. She apologized and announced her retirement on her ex account. 29-year-old Vinesh wrote – Maa wrestling won over me, I lost, forgive me, your dream, my courage is all broken, I do not have any more strength now. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024, I will always be indebted to all of you, sorry.
माँ कुश्ती मेरे से जीत गई मैं हार गई माफ़ करना आपका सपना मेरी हिम्मत सब टूट चुके इससे ज़्यादा ताक़त नहीं रही अब।
अलविदा कुश्ती 2001-2024 🙏
आप सबकी हमेशा ऋणी रहूँगी माफी 🙏🙏
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
Career of Vinesh Phogat
Born in 1994, Vinesh Phogat started wrestling at the age of 7. She has reached the first position in the world rankings. Vinesh won the bronze medal in the 53 kg category in the World Championships in 2019 and 2022. Vinesh won the gold in the 2018 Asian Games. Along with this, Vinesh also has 3 golds in the Commonwealth Games. She is the first Indian wrestler to win gold in both the Asian Games and the Commonwealth.
The first female wrestler to reach the Olympic final
Vinesh Phogat performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics. She defeated Japan’s undefeated wrestler Yui Susaki in the first round. Before this, Susaki had not lost a single match in her 82-match international career. After this, she made it to the finals by winning two consecutive matches. Till now no Indian female wrestler had been able to reach the finals of the Olympics. However, on the second day, she was eliminated due to being 100 grams overweight.
