Hair Cut To Losing Blood: Account Of Vinesh's Sleepless Night As India Wakes Upto Heartbreak

Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from Women's 50KG category in Women's Wrestling after being found overweight by 100 gms during weigh-ins on Wednesday. This was a shock for India as Vinesh Phogat was a top prospect for country to get coveted gold medal at Paris Olympics. Vinesh h a gold medal match against USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt later in day. It is even more heartbreaking for wrestler as she will return without a medal from Paris due to rules. 

Vinesh was guaranteed a silver medal after reaching final but due to her inability to be under weight limit, she was disqualified and will be ranked last at event. Yuznelys Guzman, Cuban wrestler, who Vinesh beat in semi-finals, will replace her in final bout. It was a forgetful night for Indian contingent in Paris as y tried everything possible to get Vinesh within 50-Kg mark. Vinesh was me to cycle 8 km, do skipping and jogging to shed extra weight she gained overnight. However, when it came to weighing machine, Vinesh logged 50.100 grams, dashing India's hopes in Paris, 

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Vinesh was nearly 100 grams overweight during her morning weigh-in, which prompted officials to disqualify her before medal match. This came as a shock to many in India but entire Indian coaching staff in Paris worked relentlessly overnight to help Vinesh Phogat cut weight. 

entire coaching and support staff of Vinesh Phogat h been trying ir best to help wrestler shed weight for morning weigh-in. According to reports, athlete, her coaches, and her support staff went without food or water for an entire night. y undertook drastic measures like chopping her hair and trying to draw out blood but ir attempts failed and did t produce desired results, as reported by Sportstar.

It was furr stated that when Vinesh Phogat was weighed at 07:15 AM local time, she weighed just 100 gm more than stipulated 50kg weight limit. Prior to her first-round fight on Tuesday morning, her weight was 49.90 kg. But by time of semifinal, which took place that same day, she weighed about 52.7 kg.

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Given that Vinesh did t make cut, she will t be eligible to compete for gold or silver medals because of her disqualification. She is t going to be able to participate. It came as a major setback for Indian team because Vinesh was one of ir best hopes for a gold medal in Paris. She was a few grams over permitted weight limit, which meant she forfeited opportunity to win gold. But IOA is looking to appeal against situation, and it is yet to be ascertained what will happen next.