Vinesh Phogat Returns To India After Paris Olympics Disqualification – WATCH VIDEO
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat couldn’t hold back her tears after the Indian wrestler landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday. The champion wrestler, who became the first Indian female to qualify for an Olympic final, was disqualified before her women’s 50kg final bout for being just 100gms overweight. Although she filed an appeal before the Court of Arbitration (CAS) demanding she be given atleast a silver medal, it was dismissed.
#WATCH | Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat breaks down as she arrives at Delhi’s IGI Airport from Paris after participating in the #Olympics2024Paris. pic.twitter.com/ec73PQn7jG
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2024
On Saturday, there was a thick security cover for Vinesh. She had to stay back in Paris after she had appealed to the CAS which was eventually dismissed on Wednesday. London Olympics bronze medal-winning shooter Gagan Narang, who was the chief de mission of the Indian contingent in Paris, called her a champion, posting a photo with Phogat at the Paris airport. Both of them were on the same flight to Delhi.