Dubai: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who created history by reaching to the final of the 50kg in Paris Olympics, has been disqualified after being overweight by 100 grams ahead of the second day of the competition.
Phogat continued to soar high after pulling off a dominating win over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the women's 50kg wrestling semi-finals. Following a flawless outing on the mat, Vinesh became the first Indian to reach the Olympic final in women's wrestling. She waved her hand towards the crowd for their unwavering support after confirming India's fourth medal at the Paris Olympics, but now the result leaves her in the last spot.
"It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you respect Vinesh’s privacy. It would like to focus on the competitions on hand," said a release from the Indian Olympic Association.
Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the gold medal match.
Meanwhile, India can continue to hope for medals from the athletics arena. Athlete Avinash Sable will be taking part in the 3000 Metre Steeplechase final on Thursday.
Earlier, Sable stormed into the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase after finishing fifth at the Stade de France. He finished in the fifth spot by clocking 8:15.43s behind Morocco's Mohamed Tindouft (8:10.62s), Ethiopia's Samuel Firewu (8:11.61s), Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot (8:12.02s) and Japan's Ryuji Miura (8:12.41s).
Mirabai Chanu will also be in action tonight where she will be seen competing in the women's 49kg category in weightlifting.
Wrestler Antim Panghal will play her round of 16 bout in the women's freestyle 53kg category later on Wednesday. India has won 3 medals so far at the Paris Olympics, all from the shooting competition.
