After losing Olympic medal, a brave Vinesh Phogat told Indian coaches, it's hard luck but...
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 07, 2024, 20:41 (IST)
An entire nation's hopes were crushed under the weight of 100 grams. With hours to go before her gold medal bout on Wednesday, Vinesh Phogat stood on the scale: the figures on display were horrifying. For her 50kg category fight, she was 100gm overweight, leading to an automatic disqualification on perhaps the biggest day of her sporting career.