Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat has taken retirement from wrestling after being disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh announced her retirement today, on 8th August. For this she took the help of social media. The news of retirement has shocked the entire country. After this decision of Vinesh, the stars of the film industry have encouraged her. This list of stars includes the names of many actors including Siddharth Malhotra, Swara Bhaskar, Rashmika Mandanna.
Sidharth Malhotra has shared a post for Vinesh Phogat on his official Instagram, which reads, “Vinesh Phogat, your courage and determination have made every Indian proud. You are a winner and will always be a winner”.
Swara Bhaskar is sharing every news related to Vinesh Phogat on her social media. She has shared a statement on her official Instagram story, which reads, 'Due to reasons beyond her control, Vinesh had to wrestle in the women's 50 kg category at the Paris Olympics. She wanted to compete in the 53 kg category, but a younger rival, Anvil Panghal, had claimed that spot.
Vinesh requested for trials to determine who would represent India in that weight category at the Olympics. The federation did not express any consent on this. If she had to go to the Olympics, Vinesh would have to wrestle in 50 kg, otherwise she would not get a chance to wrestle. Apart from this, Swara shared another post of Vinesh and added it with a crying face emoji.
Supporting Vinesh on Instagram, Rashmika Mandanna has written, 'Vinesh. You have won. You are a winner and nothing else matters to us. Thank you.' At the same time, Pooja Hegde has written, 'I hope that you will recover and become healthy. Our champ. Keep shining. Keep shining brightly.”
Let us tell you, after being disqualified from the Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement in the early hours of Thursday 8th August. She told through social media that she is retiring from wrestling. He posted a heartbreaking message on his official account (formerly Twitter) announcing his retirement. He wrote, 'Mother, wrestling won from me, I lost, sorry, your dream, my courage, everything is broken, I have no more strength than this. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will always be indebted to you all, sorry.
Vinesh Phogat's performance in the Paris Olympics was excellent. In the first round of the women's wrestling 50 kg category, Vinesh made a comeback by 10 seconds and defeated champion Yui Susaki. Next, she defeated Oksana Livach in the quarterfinals and defeated Yusnelis Guzman Lopez in the semi-finals to book her place in the finals.