Harvinder and Premlata, the brother and mom of former Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, expressed happiness at her heat welcome again residence after Paris Olympics heartbreak, the place she grew to become the primary Indian girl to achieve the ultimate of the wrestling competitors however received disqualified for breaching the load restrict. Vinesh arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Nationwide Airport on Saturday to a rousing reception.
Chatting with ANI throughout her roadshow in Jhajjar, Harvinder, the wrestler’s brother stated that folks’s love and help might be a supply of power to her in such powerful occasions.
“It feels blissful seeing individuals’s love and help for her. These individuals and their help will give her the power to go ahead,” stated Harvinder.
Wrestler’s mom Premlata additionally instructed ANI, “It feels actually good (on welcoming her). She did very well and the nation has given her lots of love and help. Will feed her churma, halwa, chutney, dahi when she comes again residence.”
The Haryana-born wrestler turned emotional and broke into tears through the reception on the airport right now.
In Paris, Vinesh grew to become the primary Indian girl wrestler to make the ultimate of an Olympics.
She was, nonetheless, disqualified from the 50 kg gold medal bout after she was discovered to be 100 gms chubby. On Wednesday the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her petition to be awarded a joint silver. She introduced her retirement from wrestling on August 8, a day after her disqualification.
Vinesh was set to face Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of america for the gold medal on August 7. She was disqualified earlier than the ladies’s 50kg ultimate after exceeding the 50kg weight restrict earlier than the ultimate on August 7. Through the weigh-in, she was discovered to be 100 grams over the restrict. Following her disqualification, Vinesh appealed to award her the silver medal within the 50kg weight class
An enormous crowd gathered on the Delhi Airport to welcome the 29-year-old. Followers showered flower petals upon her arrival within the nationwide capital.
On August 8, Vinesh penned an emotional to announce her choice to retire from wrestling. “Maa kushti (wrestling) gained in opposition to me, I misplaced. Forgive me, your dream and my braveness have been damaged. I haven’t got any extra power now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I’ll at all times be indebted to you all for forgiveness,” Phogat stated in her submit.
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