Phogat lost to India.

"In a surprising development, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics for not meeting the weight requirement for her 50 kg gold medal match. Reports indicate Phogat was 100 grams over the allowed weight limit, leading to her disqualification." ET. In the last Olympics in 2020 she competed in the 53 kg category. wikipedia. If she was comfortable in that weight why was she not entered in that category? She had no problems in the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games or in the World Wrestling Championships. It is a fact that she led the protests against alleged sexual assaults of female wrestlers by Brij Bhashan Singh, six time Member of Parliament for the BJP, who was then the President of the Wrestling Federation of India. wikipedia. Wrestlers were allegedly assaulted by Delhi Police in May 2023 (BBC), but no action has been taken against Mr Singh. As yet. In June 2023, "Two Delhi University students and members of the All India Students Association (AISA) alleged that policemen locked them up inside their flat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the university." Delhi University ordered all students to attend Mr Modi's rally and forbade wearing black clothes. Clarion India. "With sunken eyes and arid veins, a dehydrated Phogat could barely walk on the day of her first weigh-in but managed to take on her opponents to secure her place in the finals, the first India female wrestler to do so." BS. It will be an immense tragedy if she damages her kidneys just to represent her nation. If she was entered for the 50 kg category she should have had nutritionists to control her diet in the months leading up to the Olympics so that she lost weight while maintaining her strength. In Australia enhanced fitness and training programs start in schools. blog. No wonder, "Australians bagged a national record 18 gold medals at the Olympics in Paris as the sports-crazed nation moved into third place in the medals tally behind China and America, sparking celebrations in offices, pubs and schools down under." Reuters. Australia has a population of just about 27 million (worldometer), which would be 2.7 crore in India. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Phogat was stretchered off after a freak injury. "She was attended by Indian contingent's chief medical officer (CMO) Pawandeep Singh and the other doctor Col RS Negi. Interestingly, both these doctors were radiologists and not sports medicine doctors." "Some athletes and coaches were quoted by The Indian Express saying that Pawandeep's standard response to most complaints of injuries has been a dose of Combiflam." FE. Combiflam is a combination of Ibuprofen and Paracetamol. Phogat announced her retirement from the sport after her heartbreak. BBC. Phogat did not lose to a superior opponent. She lost to India.