Heartbroken over her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024, India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling. 

The grappler who broke silence on the controversy said, "It is part of the game" on Wednesday night announcing on social media writing, 'Wrestling won the match against me, I lost...my courage is all broken, I don't have any more strength now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will forever be in your debt.’ 

Appeal to CAS against disqualification 

Vinesh Phogat, disqualified from the women's 50kg wrestling final at the ongoing Paris Olympics for being 100 gram overweight than the permissible limit, has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision. She has asked for a joint Olympic silver to be given to her. The Court of Arbitration for Sport or CAS is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes in sport through arbitration. Vinesh has asked for an urgent hearing and has requested for two silver medals to be given. 

CAS is likely to give the verdict on Thursday noon. 

Bajrang's Claim

India international wrestler, Bajrang Punia who also protested against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, along with Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik in January last year took to social media, saying Vinesh was not beaten, but made to face defeat. 

Bajrang's comments surfaced amid a big controversy over Vinesh's unnatural weight gain during the post-bouts weigh-in on Tuesday.

‘Vinesh aap haari nahi, haraya gaya hai (you were not beaten but made to face defeat), for us, you will always be a winner, you are not only the daughter of India but also the pride of India,’ Bajrang posted on X, hinting at foul play.