Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat is more likely to contest the upcoming Haryana Meeting elections, sources near her advised IANS on Tuesday. Nevertheless, Vinesh had acknowledged earlier that she is not going to transfer into lively politics. However as per the newest report, some political events try laborious 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 acquired 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 get together Vinesh goes to hitch is but to be confirmed.
“Sure, why not? It is doubtless that in Haryana meeting you see Vinesh Phogat vs Babita Phogat and Bajrang Punia vs Yogeshwar Dutt. Some politicial events try to persuade her,” sources near Phogat household advised 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 associates, who had gathered in massive numbers regardless of the early hours. The overwhelming help and affection introduced the wrestling icon to tears.
Exterior the airport, feelings ran excessive as folks celebrated. Among the many first to welcome Vinesh house had been Sakshi Malikkh, who retired from wrestling final yr, and Bajrang Punia.
In a poignant second, Vinesh and Sakshi, each of whom have confronted vital challenges of their careers, embraced and broke down in tears, sharing the load of their struggles.
“Our struggle has not ended and the struggle will proceed and I pray to god that the reality will prevail,” Vinesh had mentioned on Saturday.
On Friday, Vinesh expressed her deep sorrow over lacking out on the Olympic podium, linking her private disappointment to the broader wrestle 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 potential return to the game, leaving the door barely open regardless of her earlier choice 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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