‘She’s A Champion To Us’: Haryana To Felicitate Vinesh Phogat ‘Like Olympic Medalist’, Grant Her All Perks

Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat who announced her retirement from wrestling following her disqualification from Paris Olympics 2024 will likely be welcomed and felicitated like an Olympic medal winner by her home state Haryana, and buy the total perks given to silver medalists by the state authorities, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced Thursday.

“Our brave daughter of Haryana, Vinesh Phogat, utilized brilliantly and entered the finals of the Olympics. Attributable to some explanations, she may now no longer have been able to play probably essentially the most exciting of the Olympics in many instances the opposite hand she is a champion for all and sundry,” Saini wrote in a post on X.

The manager minister acknowledged Phogat will likely be felicitated like an Olympic medal winner and all savour, rewards and amenities that the state authorities affords to Olympic silver medalists “will likely be gratefully given to her”.

“Our authorities has made up our minds that Vinesh Phogat will likely be welcomed and felicitated like a medalist. Every and every and every of the honor, rewards and amenities that the Haryana authorities affords to the Olympic silver medalist will likely be gratefully given to Vinesh Phogat in many instances a lot as good. We're chuffed with you Vinesh!,” Saini wrote.

As per its activities defense, the Haryana authorities affords Rs 6 crore to gold medallists in the Olympic Games, Rs 4 crore to silver medallists and Rs 2.5 crore to bronze medal winners.

Vinesh Phogat had scripted historic past by changing into the principal Indian female grappler to attain the gold medal bout in the 50 kg tournament.

Vinesh Phogat retires

Vinesh Phogat on Thursday announced her retirement from wrestling following her heartbreaking disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 which led to her lacking out on a selected silver medal or a seemingly gold in the finals of the women folks’s 50kg freestyle wrestling tournament.

“Mother Wrestling has won probably essentially the most exciting bout and I've lost. Forgive me, your dreams, and my braveness, the total thing is broken. I don’t have the vitality anymore,” Phogat wrote in a post on X in Hindi.

“Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I may always be indebted to you fascinated about forgiveness,” the Olympian wrote.

Vinesh Phogat disqualified

On Wednesday, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024 for exceeding her weight by a mere One hundred grams in the 50 kg category all by the morning weigh-in previous of competing for gold in the finals of the women folks’s 50kg freestyle wrestling tournament.

The 29-12 months-previous grappler had most good in demand to the gold medal bout by defeating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-zero in the semi-finals on Tuesday nighttime and was set to compete against the United States’ Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the finals in many instances the opposite hand was disqualified on Wednesday for breaching the burden steer clear of away from.

(With inputs from agencies)