In pics: Vinesh Phogat’s 24 hours in Paris: From almost winning medal to heartbreak of disqualification
The Indian Express has a look at the Vinesh Phogat's last 24 hours heartbreak through pictures
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Vinesh Phogat will not medal at the Paris Olympics. The Indian 50 kg wrestler failed to make a crucial second weight cut on Wednesday morning, to be able to take part in the gold medal bout. (PTI)
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the wrestler was roughly 100 grams over the permissible limits, which could lead to her disqualification. According to competition rules, Phogat will not be eligible even for a silver medal and the 50 kg will have just gold and bronze medal winner. (PTI)
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The wrestler, who reached the final defying all odds, was approximately 2 kilos overweight on Tuesday night. She didn't sleep the whole night and did everything in her capacity to meet the criteria – from jogging to skipping and cycling, However, it didn't prove to be enough. (PTI)
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Indian Olympics Association (IOA) President PT Usha and Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Contingent Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala speak regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympics after she was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final match. (PTI)
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Indian Olympics Association (IOA) President PT Usha meets wrestler Vinesh Phogat after the latter was hospitalised following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics as she was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final match, in Paris. (PTI)
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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat's uncle Mahavir Singh Phogat speaks to the media regarding her disqualification from the Paris Olympics for being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final, in Charkhi Dadri (PTI)
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann interacts with Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's uncle Mahavir Phogat, in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana. Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Paris Olympics after she was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final match. (PTI)
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Opposition MPs stage a walkout and raise slogans in support of wrestler Vinesh Phogat following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics after she was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final match, during the Monsoon session of the Parliament, in New Delhi (PTI)
