Indian Wrestler Vines Phogat, the pride of India on the wrestling mat, has once again written herself in the history books. The journey of this lady from a wrestling ring in the dust to the international level has been a story of strength, focus, and passion. Now, it is high time to discuss the periods that can be considered the most productive and the most unproductive in her work.
The Road to Paris
Vinesh Phogat is from Haryana, and their talent for wrestling has been observed in her right from her childhood. She honed her skills in wrestling in India, where wrestling is as competitive as any other sport, and her dream was to wrestle in the Olympics. In Paris, she was at the 2024 Olympics, on the brink of making that dream come true.
Indian Wrestler Vines Phogat Disqualified only for 100gm weight
Indian Wrestler Vines Phogat was on the brink of victory. She had fought her way to the final match of the 50kg wrestling competition. Winning this match would make her India’s first female Olympic gold medalist. While addressing her for the last weigh-in before the big fight, unfortunately, she was 100 grams extra from the weight category of 50 kg, which shocked her and the whole country. After a heartbreaking disqualification. Her Olympic goal was dashed, and India’s aspirations of having its first female gold medallist were dashed as well.
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Wrestling Won, She Lost
The young lady posted a message on the social network, where she shared her pain. Wrestling had won, but she was a loser. Thus, her dreams were crushed, and the burden of failure was on her shoulders. “Goodbye wrestling 2001–2024,” she wrote. Her retirement announcement was music to the sporting fraternity. The sport that had been the center of her life would not be her stage anymore.
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This painful scene is only one of the many in Vinesh Phogat’s career. She is a three-time Olympian and has the honor of wearing three Commonwealth Games gold medals. Two World Championship bronze medals, and an Asian Games gold. The following year, in 2021, she was able to win the Asian Championship title. Her journey was to get to the Olympic final, which would have ensured her at least an Olympic silver medal. But destiny intervened.
The Upset and the Struggle
Vinesh’s performance in Paris contained one of the major shocks of the Games. She beat reigning world champion Yui Susaki from Japan. And the world was left in shock. However, she had starved herself for a week and spent hours in a sauna to make the weight limit in the background. Her dedication was unwavering. This was her first time competing in the 50 kg category. And the issues of cutting down the weight were evident.
Vines Phogat Paris Olympics
A Farewell to Kushti
Thus, Indian Wrestler Vines Phogat bids adieu to wrestling, not just as a wrestler but as a fighter. A champion, and the epitome of a wrestler. She may not be able to go on, but her message will go on. The other Indian female wrestler who has won an Olympic medal is Sakshi Malik. Who won the bronze at Rio 2016. Now, Vinesh passes the torch; her journey is written in the history of wrestling in India. ‘Kushti mere se jeet gayi’ (Wrestling won, I lost), she proudly says. Thank you for the inspiration, Vinesh Phogat, and goodbye.
This is the story of Vinesh Phogat and the story of an athlete, failure, and success. When she steps out of the mat. We cheer for her and wish her to come up with more victories in the future, though not necessarily in wrestling.