Wrestler Vinesh Phogat faints, hospitalised due to dehydration: Reports
Paris: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was reportedly hospitalised on Wednesday in Paris after being disqualified from the Olympics. According to reports, she fainted due to dehydration.
Phogat faced a major setback ahead of the women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling final, as she was disqualified for failing to meet the weight requirements, being over 100 grams above the permissible limit.
India Today reports that Phogat is currently stable and resting in the polyclinic of the Olympic Village. Despite extreme measures taken by Phogat, her coaches, and support staff—including cutting her hair and drawing blood to meet weight limits—the efforts were unsuccessful.
Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to IOA president PT Usha and sought first-hand information from her on the issue and the options India has in the wake of the setback, PTI report ed. Furthermore, he asked her to explore the full range of options to help Phogat's case.
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Drizzle in Delhi, air quality 'severe'
New Delhi (PTI): Delhiites woke up to a drizzle and fog on Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
At 8.30 am, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 402, in the 'severe' category, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
The rain is expected to improve the air quality in the coming hours.
