"Maa! The wrestler won over me, I lost", Vinesh Phogat retires from wrestling
Vinesh Phogat has retired from wrestling. While retiring, she said something heart-wrenching. Hurt by the incident of being disqualified from the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat informed about her retirement through social media.
Vinesh retired (Photo: PTI)
Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat has retired from wrestling. Vinesh Phogat took this decision after her disqualification in the Paris Olympics. Vinesh Phogat informed about her retirement through X-Handle. While retiring, she said that she will remain indebted to the countrymen. Goodbye wrestling.
Vinesh Phogat retires, apologizes to her mother
Vinesh Phogat has also apologized to her mother on the X-handle while saying goodbye to wrestling. She wrote that mother, the wrestling was won by me but I lost. I am sorry. Your dream, my courage, everything is broken. I don't have more strength than this.
माँ कुश्ती मेरे से जीत गई मैं हार गई माफ़ करना आपका सपना मेरी हिम्मत सब टूट चुके इससे ज़्यादा ताक़त नहीं रही अब।
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
अलविदा कुश्ती 2001-2024 🙏
आप सबकी हमेशा ऋणी रहूँगी माफी 🙏🙏
Vinesh Phogat is hurt by what happened in Paris Olympics
It is clear from Vinesh Phogat's tweet that she is deeply saddened by what happened to her in the Paris Olympics. And, as a result, she announced her retirement. Displaying excellent wrestling in the Paris Olympics, Vinesh had confirmed her place in the final of the women's 50 kg category. She had become the first Indian female wrestler to play the Olympic final. But, a few hours before the final, she was accused of being overweight and she was disqualified.
From Rio to Paris…. I could not fulfill my dream!
Vinesh Phogat, who has been active on the international wrestling mat for more than a decade, had a dream of winning a medal in the Olympics. This was also her mother's dream. But, even after participating in the third consecutive Olympics, Vinesh could not do so.
Vinesh made her Olympic debut in Rio 2016, where she had to drop out due to injury. After that, Vinesh Phogat's journey in Tokyo Olympics came to an end in the quarter-finals. Whereas, when she was just one step away from writing a new history in Paris Olympics, the decision of disqualifying her broke not only her heart but the whole of India.