Vinesh Phogat Disqualified from the Olympics Heres What the Rules Say

AUGUST 07,2024

India's Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the 50kg freestyle wrestling event at the Olympics due to being overweight by a few grams. Phogat had advanced to the gold medal bout after defeating Yui Susaki of Japan and Oksana Livach in the quarter-finals. She later overcame Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the semi-finals to secure a medal and become the first Indian woman to reach the final.

India's Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the 50kg freestyle wrestling event at the Olympics due to being overweight by a few grams. Phogat had advanced to the gold medal bout after defeating Yui Susaki of Japan and Oksana Livach in the quarter-finals. She later overcame Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the semi-finals to secure a medal and become the first Indian woman to reach the final.