Vinesh Phogat
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Vinesh Phogat deserves silver medal at least, says Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday extended his support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat, saying she deserves at least a silver medal for reaching the 50kg freestyle final at the…
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Medal or no medal, I hope people never forget what Vinesh did for country: Neeraj
Paris: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is keeping his fingers crossed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she awaits a verdict on her appeal against disqualification from the Games but at the same…
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Japanese Olympic champ Higuchi consoles Vinesh; says I understand your pain
Paris: All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from…
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After Vinesh’s weight row, Aman Sehrawat loses 4.6 kg in 10 hrs before bronze bout
Paris: To gain something, Aman Sehrawat first needed to lose something. When the scales of the weighing machine showed 61.5 kg on Thursday after his semi-final defeat to eventual champion Rei Higuchi,…
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Paris Olympics: IOA hopeful of positive resolution of Vinesh’s case in CAS
Paris: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday remained hopeful of a positive resolution of wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s application before the Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)…
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CAS likely to hear Vinesh Phogat’s appeal over Olympic disqualification
Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is likely to accept Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 50 kg women’s wrestling gold medal bout. The Court of…
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Vinesh Phogat announces retirement after Olympics disqualification
New Delhi: India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. She made the announcement in an early morning post on…
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Paris Olympics: U.S wrestling legend seeks silver medal for Vinesh
Paris: Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the women’s 50 kg competition at the Paris Olympic Games has resonated with Jordan Burroughs, the American freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the 2012…
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Vinesh Phogat should get Bharat Ratna or RS nomination: Abhishek
New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat should either be awarded the Bharat Ratna or nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said. In a shocking reversal of…
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2024 Paris Olympics – Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat vs Yusneylys Guzman Lopez
Paris: In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 file image, India’s Vinesh Phogat after winning her Women’s Freestyle 50kg Round of 16 wrestling match against Japan’s Yui Susaki at the 2024 Summer Olympics,…
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Hema Malini’s remark on Phogat’s Olympics disqualification for overweight stirs row
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Mathura MP Hema Malini’s comments on the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics stirred a storm, with netizens criticising her as insensitive. Phogat’s…
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Vinesh’s disqualification unfortunate: Rahul
New Delhi: Terming wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Olympics as “unfortunate”, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hoped the Indian Olympic Association will strongly challenge this…
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Vinesh Phogat is champion, disqualification heartbreaking: MPs
New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will also be a champion and her disqualification from the Olympics is heartbreaking, Lok Sabha members said on Wednesday and demanded accountability and a review of the…
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Your incredible journey gave strength to millions of dreams: Priyanka Gandhi to Vinesh
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hailed wrestler Vinesh Phogat for “giving strength to millions of dreams” with her “incredible journey” and expressed confidence that she will come back…
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I think it might be sabotage: Vijender on Vinesh’s Olympic disqualification
New Delhi: Indian boxing stalwart Vijender Singh has alleged that wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Olympics final might be a case of sabotage as elite athletes like her are well-versed with…
