NEW DELHI: In a heartbreaking turn of events on Wednesday morning, Vinesh Phogat, who made history as the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the Olympic final, was disqualified for being overweight.
"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," Indian Olympic Association said in a statement.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's dream of clinching a second successive Olympic medal was dashed as she finished fourth in the women's 49kg event.
Following is India's Day 12 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday (All timings in IST)Athletics11 AM: Suraj Panwar/Priyanka Goswami did not finish the Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed FinalGolf12:30 PM: Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok are at tied 7th and tied 13th spots respectively after the end of first roundTable Tennis1:30 PM: India (Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath) lose 1-3 to Germany in Women's Team QuarterfinalAthletics1:35 PM: Sarvesh Anil Kushare (2.15m) fails to qualify for the final in Men's High Jump1:45 PM: Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th with a timing of 13.16s in Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 41:55 PM: Annu Rani (55.81m) fails to qualify for the final in Women's Javelin ThrowWrestling2:30 PM: Antim Panghal loses 0-10 to Zeynep Yetgil (Türkiye) in Women's Freestyle 53kg Round of 16Athletics10:45 PM: Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Narangolintevida fail to qualify for Men's Triple Jump finalWeightlifting11 PM: Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal as she finishes fourth in the Women's 49kg finalWrestling12:30 AM Onwards: Women's Wrestling 50kg final - Vinesh Phogat disqualified for being overweight Athletics1:13 AM: Avinash Sable finishes 11th in Men's 3000m Steeplechase FinalThe TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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