Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the 50-kg Olympic wrestling final after failing to make weight Wednesday.
“It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class.
Phogat had been seemingly unbeatable on the mat. After beating top-seeded Susaki — who captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics without conceding a point — she then won her quarterfinal match against Ukraine’s Oksana Livach 7-5 and her semifinal against Guzman Lopez 5-0 to become the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic final.
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