In view of Vinesh Phogat coming to India on Saturday, security has been increased at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Keeping in mind that her supporters will gather in large numbers, police personnel have been deployed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The wrestler had expressed her deep sorrow over missing out on the Olympic podium, linking her personal disappointment to the broader struggle for women\u2019s rights in India, which she had championed in her protests against the former wrestling federation chief.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a three-page letter posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Friday night, Phogat hinted at a possible return to the sport in the future, leaving the door slightly ajar despite her earlier decision to retire. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The circumstances leading to Phogat\u2019s disqualification have been detailed by her coach, Woller Akos, who described the intense efforts made to help her meet the weight requirement. Akos, who coached Phogat during the Paris Games, revealed in a now-deleted Facebook post that the night before the final weigh-in, the wrestler underwent a grueling and dangerous weight-cutting process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAfter the semi-final, 2.7 kg of excess weight was left; we exercised for one hour and twenty minutes, but 1.5 kg still remained. Later, after 50 minutes of sauna, not a drop of sweat appeared on her. There was no choice left, and from midnight to 5:30 in the morning, she worked on different cardio machines and wrestling moves, about three-quarters of an hour at one go, with two-three minutes of rest. Then she started again. She collapsed, but somehow we got her up, and she spent an hour in the sauna,\u201d Akos wrote, adding, \u201cI don\u2019t intentionally write dramatic details, but I only remember thinking that she might die.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The circumstances leading to Phogat\u2019s disqualification have been detailed by her coach, Woller Akos, who described the intense efforts made to help her meet the weight requirement. Akos, who coached Phogat during the Paris Games, revealed in a now-deleted Facebook post that the night before the final weigh-in, the wrestler underwent a grueling and dangerous weight-cutting process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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