On This Day: Vinesh Phogat scripted history at Paris Olympics, 24 hours later suffered her biggest heartbreak
Exactly a year ago, Vinesh Phogat had scripted history at Paris Olympics, when she became the first Indian female grappler to reach an Olympic final. However, fate had other plans.
Exactly a year ago, wrestler-turned politician Vinesh Phogat scripted history at the Paris Olympics (Reuters Photo)
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She defeated Cuba's Lopez Yusneylis Guzman with a 5-0 scoreline in the semifinal of women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling, which then made her the first Indian female grappler to reach the finals at Olympics (Reuters Photo)
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Before storming to the final, Vinesh had defeated Ukraine's Oksana Livach 7-5 in the quarterfinal (Reuters Photo)
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And she started the campaign by scripting a major upset in women's wrestling at the Paris Olympics (Reuters Photo)
Facing reigning champion Yui Susaki of Japan and trailing 0-2 with seconds left on the clock, Vinesh pulled off a memorable manoeuvre which fetched three points (Reuters Photo)
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However, a day later Vinesh Phogat disqualified from the Paris Olympics after failing to make the weight cut (Reuters Photo)
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The grappler was roughly 100 grams over the permissible limits, which cost her the assured silver medal and ended her campaign in Paris with a massive heartbreak (Reuters Photo)
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Vinesh even appealed to CAS following the disqualification but the verdict didn't come in her favour (Reuters Photo)
