Vinesh Phogat was eliminated from the Olympics in Paris: Sudha Murty expressed her sympathy for the wrestler, who is 29 years old.
In response to Vinesh Phogat’s exclusion from the Olympics, Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty expressed pragmatism while also expressing sympathy for the wrestler.
“It occurs. How to proceed. It is included in the game. I apologize for it. All I can say is that,” Murty said to the news agency PTI on Wednesday outside the parliament.
A week after the President nominated her for the position on International Women’s Day, Sudha Murty, 73, took an oath of office as a member of the Rajya Sabha in the presence of Narayana Murthy in March. In Kannada, her mother tongue, she took the oath.
Last month, the writer and philanthropist delivered her debut speech to the Rajya Sabha.
After failing to make weight in the 50-kilogram Olympic wrestling final on Wednesday, Vinesh Phogat, 29, was disqualified. This had an impact on the medal bouts and required the organizers to make some last-minute changes.
Her hordes of admirers in India were devastated by her disqualification, and the subject dominated Indian online conversation on Wednesday.
Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba upset Phogat in the semifinals on Tuesday, putting her on the verge of creating history. However, Guzman Lopez advanced to the gold medal match due to Phogat’s disqualification.
Who will fight in the gold medal match?
Guzman Lopez advances to the championship match against American Sarah Hildebrandt, who defeated Mongolia’s Otgonjargal Dolgorjav 5-0 in the other semifinal after Phogat is disqualified from the competition.
How did Vinesh Phogat become the face of wrestlers’ protests?
Phogat and other female wrestlers were arrested by police in Delhi in 2023 after they staged a protest outside parliament in response to accusations of sexual misconduct made by those involved in the sport, including the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Later, Sanjay Kumar Singh took up his post.
