NEW DELHI: Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez will take India’s Vinesh Phogat‘s place within the girls’s 50kg freestyle remaining on the Paris Olympics. Phogat was disqualified for being chubby through the morning weigh-in on Wednesday, a day after making historical past by changing into the primary Indian lady wrestler to succeed in an Olympic remaining in her class.
Phogat had been set to compete towards USA’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal.
The Paris Video games organizing committee clarified Phogat’s disqualification in an announcement: “Vinesh failed the second day’s weigh-in. In line with Article 11 of the Worldwide Wrestling Guidelines, Vinesh (IND) will probably be changed by the wrestler who misplaced towards her within the semifinal. Subsequently, Yusneylis Guzman Lopez (CUB) will compete within the remaining.”Consequently, as per PTI report, the repechage match between Yui Susaki of Japan and Oksana Livach of Ukraine will now decide the bronze medal winner.
Phogat’s disqualification, attributable to being 100 grams chubby, meant she misplaced her assured medal place. The Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) expressed regret over the incident and referred to as for privateness for Phogat, competing in her third Olympics:
“It’s with remorse that the Indian contingent shares information of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the ladies’s Wrestling 50kg class. Regardless of the most effective efforts by the workforce by means of the night time, she weighed in just a few grams over 50kg this morning,” IOA mentioned in an announcement.
Phogat had been set to compete towards USA’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal.
The Paris Video games organizing committee clarified Phogat’s disqualification in an announcement: “Vinesh failed the second day’s weigh-in. In line with Article 11 of the Worldwide Wrestling Guidelines, Vinesh (IND) will probably be changed by the wrestler who misplaced towards her within the semifinal. Subsequently, Yusneylis Guzman Lopez (CUB) will compete within the remaining.”Consequently, as per PTI report, the repechage match between Yui Susaki of Japan and Oksana Livach of Ukraine will now decide the bronze medal winner.
Phogat’s disqualification, attributable to being 100 grams chubby, meant she misplaced her assured medal place. The Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) expressed regret over the incident and referred to as for privateness for Phogat, competing in her third Olympics:
“It’s with remorse that the Indian contingent shares information of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the ladies’s Wrestling 50kg class. Regardless of the most effective efforts by the workforce by means of the night time, she weighed in just a few grams over 50kg this morning,” IOA mentioned in an announcement.
Phogat required medical consideration on the polyclinic contained in the Video games Village attributable to extreme dehydration following the weigh-in. The Indian coach confirmed the specifics of the disqualification: “She was discovered chubby by 100 grams this morning. The foundations don’t permit this, and she or he has been disqualified.”
In line with worldwide wrestling guidelines, any wrestler who exceeds the load restrict through the weigh-in is positioned on the backside of the ultimate standings, successfully terminating their competitors.