NEW DELHI: Vinesh Phogat on Monday celebrated the pageant of Raksha Bandhan along with her brother and supplied a glimpse right into a second of pleasure following a tumultuous interval marked by Olympic disqualification and subsequent retirement announcement.
Vinesh was disqualified from the ladies’s 50kg freestyle wrestling remaining on the Paris Olympics resulting from exceeding the load restrict by a reported 100 grams.
The disqualification nullified her potential medal win and led to a subsequent enchantment to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a joint silver medal, which was in the end denied.
Returning to India on Saturday after awaiting the CAS verdict in Paris, Vinesh was met with an emotional reception on the Delhi airport.
Followers and members of the family welcomed her with heat and help, visibly shifting the athlete. A particular felicitation ceremony adopted, with notable attendees like legendary wrestler Mahavir Phogat honouring her achievements regardless of the latest setback.
On Monday, Vinesh joined nationwide celebrations for Raksha Bandhan, a pageant celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters.
A video circulating on social media confirmed Vinesh participating in light-hearted banter along with her brother, playfully commenting on his financial reward and evaluating it to earlier years.
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Vinesh was disqualified from the ladies’s 50kg freestyle wrestling remaining on the Paris Olympics resulting from exceeding the load restrict by a reported 100 grams.
The disqualification nullified her potential medal win and led to a subsequent enchantment to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a joint silver medal, which was in the end denied.
Returning to India on Saturday after awaiting the CAS verdict in Paris, Vinesh was met with an emotional reception on the Delhi airport.
Followers and members of the family welcomed her with heat and help, visibly shifting the athlete. A particular felicitation ceremony adopted, with notable attendees like legendary wrestler Mahavir Phogat honouring her achievements regardless of the latest setback.
On Monday, Vinesh joined nationwide celebrations for Raksha Bandhan, a pageant celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters.
A video circulating on social media confirmed Vinesh participating in light-hearted banter along with her brother, playfully commenting on his financial reward and evaluating it to earlier years.
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Whereas Vinesh introduced her retirement from wrestling following the Olympic disqualification, a latest social media put up hinted at a potential reconsideration of this choice.
She expressed her enduring ardour for wrestling, saying, “Perhaps below totally different circumstances, I might see myself enjoying until 2032 as a result of the battle in me and wrestling in me will all the time be there. I am unable to predict what the longer term holds for me, and what awaits me on this journey subsequent, however I’m positive that I’ll proceed to battle all the time for what I consider in and for the suitable factor.”
