Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold.
"Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are India's pride and an inspiration to every Indian. Today's setback hurts. I wish words could express the sense of despair I am experiencing," PM Modi posted on his X handle. He also praised Phogat's resilience and commended her for facing challenges head-on.
The Indian women's table tennis team will look to replicate her impressive victories as they face Germany in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, wrestler Antim Panghal, golfers Aditi Ashok and Disha Dagar, and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will also be in action, making it another pivotal day for India at the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat (50kg) became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games with a convincing 5-0 win over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez.
Vinesh Phogat defeats Mariia Tiumerekova to get gold medal. Vinesh Phogat was a prominent face of the protests against the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in Delhi
The election of WFI was originally slated to be held on August 12. However, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the WFI elections till August 28.
The bench while reserving the order made it clear that it will take into account only if the procedure has been followed or not, and not deal with who is a better wrestler.
