PM Narendra Modi praised female wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
PM Narendra Modi On Vinesh Phogat: The team of 117 Indian athletes who went to participate in Paris Olympics 2024 has now returned to the country. This time a big controversy was seen in the Olympics when Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified just before her gold medal match due to being 100 grams overweight. After this incident with Vinesh, all the Indian fans also expressed a lot of anger. Vinesh had also filed a petition in the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in this matter, on which her appeal was rejected on 14 August. At the same time, now PM Narendra Modi has praised Vinesh Phogat during a meeting with all the athletes who returned from the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat created history
PM Narendra Modi met the Indian contingent that went to participate in Paris Olympics 2024 and also talked to them about their experiences. During this, PM Modi also mentioned Vinesh Phogat and praised her and said that Vinesh became the first Indian to reach the final in wrestling, which is a matter of pride for us. Earlier, when Vinesh was disqualified just before the gold medal, PM Modi posted on Instagram and wrote that Vinesh, you are the pride of the whole country and an inspiration to everyone. You have the ability to overcome such challenges.
After being out of the gold medal match, Vinesh had announced her retirement
After being eliminated from the gold medal match of the 50 kg freestyle category of women’s wrestling at the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat surprised everyone by announcing her retirement from wrestling. Vinesh has won many medals for India in wrestling in the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games during her career.
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