Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat is prone to contest the upcoming Haryana Meeting elections, sources near her instructed IANS on Tuesday. Nevertheless, Vinesh had said earlier that she won’t transfer into energetic politics. However as per the most recent report, some political events are attempting exhausting to “persuade” her. Vinesh missed the chance to win a gold medal in girls’s freestyle 50kg class within the Paris Olympics after getting disqualified from the ultimate for being 100gm chubby.
Vinesh obtained a rousing welcome within the Nationwide Capital and her village Balali, Sonipat on Saturday. She was garlanded by Congress Member of Parliament, Deepender Hooda and different members of his household on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport. Nevertheless, which social gathering Vinesh goes to affix is but to be confirmed.
“Sure, why not? It is seemingly that in Haryana meeting you see Vinesh Phogat vs Babita Phogat and Bajrang Punia vs Yogeshwar Dutt. Some politicial events are attempting to persuade her,” sources near Phogat household instructed IANS when requested about 2024 Olympic finalist wrestler’s future plans.
As Vinesh exited the airport, she was met with loud cheers from her followers, household, and mates, who had gathered in massive numbers regardless of the early hours. The overwhelming help and affection introduced the wrestling icon to tears.
Outdoors the airport, feelings ran excessive as folks celebrated. Among the many first to welcome Vinesh dwelling have been Sakshi Malikkh, who retired from wrestling final yr, and Bajrang Punia.
In a poignant second, Vinesh and Sakshi, each of whom have confronted important challenges of their careers, embraced and broke down in tears, sharing the load of their struggles.
“Our combat has not ended and the combat will proceed and I pray to god that the reality will prevail,” Vinesh had stated on Saturday.
On Friday, Vinesh expressed her deep sorrow over lacking out on the Olympic podium, linking her private disappointment to the broader battle for girls’s rights in India, a trigger she championed in her protests in opposition to the previous wrestling federation chief.
In a three-page letter posted on social media platform X (previously Twitter) on Friday evening, Vinesh hinted at a attainable return to the game, leaving the door barely open regardless of her earlier resolution to retire after the Paris Olympics disqualification.
Regardless of the crew’s efforts, Vinesh was unable to make weight in time for the weigh-in, resulting in her disqualification from the gold medal match. Her enchantment to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a joint silver medal was later dismissed on Wednesday.
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