Vinesh Phogat announces ‘Goodbye Wrestling’; ‘Mom, sorry wrestling beat me, I’ve lost… my courage is broken’
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 8,2024
India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024,
Vinesh was on the cusp of history after becoming the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final. However, the 29-year-old failed to make weight, missing the cut by 100 grams during the weigh-in on Wednesday morning, leading to her disqualification from the 50kg category event.
Vinesh even lodged a protest at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging her disqualification. Having made her professional debut in 2001, the year 2024 was the last that saw her compete as a wrestler. “Mother, wrestling beat me, I lost. Your dream and my courage are all broken. I don’t have any more strength now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will forever be in your debt,” Vinesh wrote on X.
Bajrang Punia wrote on his social media account: “Vinesh, you have not lost, you have been defeated, for us you will always be a winner, you are not only the daughter of India but also the pride of India.”
माँ कुश्ती मेरे से जीत गई मैं हार गई माफ़ करना आपका सपना मेरी हिम्मत सब टूट चुके इससे ज़्यादा ताक़त नहीं रही अब।
अलविदा कुश्ती 2001-2024 🙏
आप सबकी हमेशा ऋणी रहूँगी माफी 🙏🙏
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
विनेश आप हारी नही हराया गया हैं, हमारे लिए सदैव आप विजेता ही रहेगी आप भारत की बेटी के साथ साथ भारत का अभिमान भी हो 🫡😭 https://t.co/oRTCPWw6tj
— Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia) August 8, 2024
