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I'm so angry I could cry

Vinesh phogat (india) did not deserve her medal to be taken away. The gold was hers. She defeated japan's yui susaki, who has never been defeated by an international player and was the Tokyo olympics' champion in the round of 16. She was the first indian woman to reach wrestling finals at the olympics. And they dis qualified her for being 100 g overweight. That's literally 50.1 kg. Brown women can't win

AND INDIAN AUTHORITIES JUST ACCEPTED IT?? Didn't even challenge it??

Wrestling matches happen over two days. She reached semis on day 1. She met the weight category then. If you're not going to allow her to fight for the gold at least give her silver?? She earned that much

You can't tell me this was not sabotage. She did not deserve this for fighting for safe environment for other wrestlers. Shame on the WFI and our government

And fuck the olympics for allowing child rapists to participate but disqualifying a brown woman for being .1 kg overweight

Edit : on 8 August Vinesh has announced her retirement from wrestling. She said that she did not have the strength any longer and that wrestling has won against her. Sending all my love and support to her.. she will be remembered for her courage and bravery ❤️

Vinesh Phogat of India reaches the final of women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling after beating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman, becoming the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic wrestling final.

Her journey to the Olympics has been one filled with a myriad of challenges. Phogat was one of the leading faces of wrestler protests against the Wrestling Federation of India’s then president, who was accused of sexual abuse and intimidation by multiple female wrestlers. She, along with other wrestlers, endured harsh conditions and confrontations with the police and slept on the pavement for over 40 days in a sit in protest. She then missed out on Asian games with a knee injury.

She made a return to competitive wrestling after 15 months this year.

She beat the reigning champion Yui Susaki of Japan, who had never lost an international match before, in the opening round, and then went on to beat Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the quarter-final.

Phogat tore her ACL at the Olympic quarterfinal in Rio 2016, which nearly ended her career, and now she is the first Indian woman to reach the wrestling finals of the Olympics.

Vinesh Phogat's win means so much more to me. And listening to Sakshi Malik in the commentary when she won. It was an emotional but such a powerful moment.

I will never forget the visuals of them struggling at Jantar Mantar and how horribly they were treated. How Sakshi had announced her retirement in protest. How Bajrang Punia had given up his accolades.

Those who refused to give justice to these wrestlers will be the ones congratulating Vinesh today.

Thank you so much, Vinesh. Proud of you.

This is so heartbreaking 💔 Vinesh was disqualified because she weighed a few grams more than 50 kg and now won't get any medal. Fuckkk. I feel like crying. Why can't we ever catch a break?

Anyway, I know this is not what any of us wanted but I am still so fucking proud of you Vinesh. Fate is cruel.

Vijendra Singh, our Olympic medal-winning boxer, said that as professional athletes they are capable of shedding 5-6 kgs overnight. Vinesh is no amateur and it is an absolute joke that she was disqualified for a mere 100 gms. Do these Olympic authorities really expect us to believe this bs?

Here is what he said,

"I think it might be sabotage. 100gm, you have got to be kidding me. We athletes can shed 5 to 6kg overnight. It is difficult no doubt but we know how to control our hunger, thirst, and exert to the extreme".

"And when I say sabotage I mean people who are not happy to see India rise as a sporting nation. This girl has been through so much, your heart breaks for her. What more could she have done? Which other test?"

Mahavir Phogat also said that if a wrestler is 50-100 grams overweight they are usually allowed to play.

A similar thing happened with our men's hockey team as well. Amit Rohidas, who should've been given at max a yellow card and 15-minute time-out, was given a red card and suspended for the next match as well. He hadn't done anything that merited such a harsh punishment.

India was forced to play without a key player for two matches over nothing.

Paris Olympics 2024 is such a fucking embarrassment.

Can't stop thinking about what happened to Vinesh.

And now she has announced retirement. 😔😔