Published By : Prameya News Bureau | August 17, 2024 11:28 AM
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New Delhi, Aug 17: After heartbreaking medal snub in Paris Olympics 2024, India's champion wrestler Vinesh Phogat was given grand and heroic welcome at Indira Gandhi International Airport, here on Saturday..
Security cover was beefed up fearing crowd rush at the airport. She was greeted by fans, relatives and fellow wrestlers on her return to India.
It can be recalled that Vinesh was disqualified for being overweight after reaching the 50kg final, after she was found 100 grams overweight on the day of her Gold medal fight.
But Vinesh appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a joint Silver medal, which was eventually dismissed on Wednesday.
Her brother Harvinder Phogat, who was at the airport to receive her stated Vinesh will also be given a grand welcome at her native village in Balali in Haryana.
Earlier, Vinesh received support from unexpected quarters in her strive for a joint Silver medal in Paris Olympics 2024, after she was adjudged disqualified before her old medal fight, for weighing 100 grams more.
Dejected with her disqualification Vinesh had already announced her retirement from wrestling.
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