Ritu phogat

Ritu Phogat: The nation woke up to shocking news of Vinesh Phogat's retirement following her Paris Olympics disqualification, which left the wrestling world in shock. Reacting to the 29-year-old's decision, her cousin Ritu Phogat said Vinesh's challenging wrestling journey will be remembered for ages.

Vinesh announced her retirement on Thursday morning (local time), hours after her disqualification from the 50kg wrestling gold medal bout due to being found 100 grams over the permissible weight limit during the weigh-in.

"Aapka ye sangharshpoorna kushti ka safar aur chunautiyaan sadiyon tak yaad rakhi jayegi. Aapka naam itihaas mein swarn aksharon mei likha jayega. Aap karodhon ladkiyon ki prerna ho, ummed ho, jeet ho. Humei aap par garv hai (Your struggles and challenges in wrestling will be remembered for centuries! Your name will be written in golden letters in history. You are the inspiration and hope of millions of girls. We are proud of you)," Ritu shared on X.