Vinesh Poghat is tired of this system: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today commented on Vinesh Phogat's decision to retire from wrestling following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. In a heartfelt post in Hindi on X, Tharoor stated, "This girl is tired of this system... This girl is tired of fighting."
इस सिस्टम से पक गई है ये लड़की
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 8, 2024
लड़ते-लड़ते थक गई है ये लड़की...#SorryVinesh! https://t.co/PkAGIqv1HW pic.twitter.com/59N38rT3Lx
Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement after being disqualified from the Paris Olympics for being 100 grams overweight, just hours before her match against the US' Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the 50-kg freestyle gold medal bout. She had made history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal match in her category, securing at least a silver medal.
In her emotional post on X, Phogat wrote in Hindi, "Wrestling won the match against me, I lost... My courage is all broken, I don't have any strength now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will forever be in your debt."
माँ कुश्ती मेरे से जीत गई मैं हार गई माफ़ करना आपका सपना मेरी हिम्मत सब टूट चुके इससे ज़्यादा ताक़त नहीं रही अब।
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
अलविदा कुश्ती 2001-2024 🙏
आप सबकी हमेशा ऋणी रहूँगी माफी 🙏🙏
Phogat, a three-time Olympian with gold medals in both the Asian and Commonwealth Games, plans to appeal her disqualification in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). She is asking for a joint Olympic silver to be awarded to her. The CAS verdict is expected today.
Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to Phogat in the semifinals, replaced her in the final against Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt won the bout, and Phogat is now seeking to be a joint silver medallist with Lopez through her CAS appeal.
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20-year-old woman murdered by father, cousin for refusing to marry groom of their choice
Gwalior(PTI): A 20-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her father and her cousin for refusing to marry the man chosen by the family in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Gola ka Mandir area on Tuesday night, said City Superintendent of Police Nagendra Singh Sikarwar.
Tanu Gurjar, the victim, was to get married on January 18, but she was not ready to marry the man chosen by her family, he said.
She had a heated argument with her father, following which he allegedly shot her with a country-made firearm, while his nephew Rahul shot her with a pistol, the official said.
While Rahul escaped, the deceased's father Mahesh Singh Gurjar (45) remained at the spot brandishing the weapon. A police team rushed to the house after getting information and arrested him, the CSP said.
The woman suffered four bullet injuries, he said, adding that a manhunt is on to nab her cousin.
Further investigation is underway.
