There was a huge uproar in Lok Sabha over the Vinesh Phogat case, Sports Minister will give a statement at 3 pm

Paris Olympic 2024: There was a lot of uproar in the Lok Sabha today on the issue of Vinesh Phogat being disqualified from the final match of wrestling in Paris Olympics 2024. Opposition MPs were demanding an answer from the Sports Minister on this matter. When the opposition was assured that Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya would give his reply on this matter at 3 pm, then the uproar calmed down.

The final match was to be played late tonight

Vinesh Phogat had made it to the final of 50 kg freestyle wrestling but she has been disqualified from the final match due to being overweight. This has come as a big shock to the sports lovers of the country. The whole country was expecting Vinesh to win the gold medal. Vinesh played her final match late tonight at 12:45 but now she has been disqualified. She will not even get a silver medal.

PM Modi tweeted

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also tried to console Vinesh by tweeting. He wrote, Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are the pride of India and an inspiration to every Indian. Facing challenges has always been your nature. Come back stronger! We are all praying for you.

On the other hand, the Indian Olympic Association has also shared information related to Vinesh. The Indian Olympic Association said that Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Indian team women's wrestling 50 kg category. Despite the best efforts made by the team overnight, this morning her weight was a few grams more than 50 kg. No further comment will be made by the team at this time. The Indian team requests you to respect Vinesh's privacy. She would like to focus on the current competitions.