Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics after failing to meet weight requirement for 50 kg wrestling bout; India to protest.
Vinesh Phogat Disqualified from Paris Olympics | The Star Online That put her around 100 grams over the limit, preventing Petric from participating in for silver medal with only a gold-medal favorite as well as three bronze contenders will be squaring off at 50 kg division. The Indian Olympic Association said in a statement it was "extremely sorry" and expressed frustration at what they called efforts to try and get her under the target, without explaining why. One of those rules forces wrestlers to be the same weight Wednesday as they were Tuesday despite being on-point entering weigh-ins. While Phogat had stormed into Final marking historic moment for Indian Women, Team India to protest the decision as she faces disqualification Earlier, she had participated in 53 kg class on the Tokyo Olympics.
