Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women’s 50kg final here, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold.
The news sparked widespread anger as fans flooded the social media with messages supporting the athlete and many also questioned the “dictatorial system”.
“This is a cruel end to Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic journey. She was unstoppable..,” wrote a fan, while another added: “biggest heartbreak of 2024 Olympics for India. Vinesh Phogat was thrown out of the Olympics due to being 100 grams overweight.
The Indian lioness moving towards gold will not get any medal now. Heartbreak.”
Another user wrote: “This is terrible and cruel. You prepare for this day for the whole life and you got disqualified because you were few grams more than 50 kg. This is sad beyond words.”
Another user noted: “The whole of India is in shock. Once again Vinesh is losing to the dictatorial system.”
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