Vinesh Phogat announces retirement from wrestling after Olympics heartbreak
Surprising everyone, wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement. She thanked everyone for their support and said that she would remain indebted to everyone. In an emotional social media post, remembering her mother, she wrote that she has lost her courage. Earlier, wrestler Vinesh had appealed to the Sports Tribunal to jointly award her the Olympic silver medal. A decision is expected on her appeal today. However, even before this decision, Vinesh Phogat surprised her crores of fans by announcing her retirement.
Disappointment in Paris Olympics, emotional Vinesh apologized
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, referring to her 24-year career, wrote on her ex handle- @Phogat_Vinesh, ‘Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024.’ Emotional 29-year-old wrestler Vinesh remembered her mother and apologized to her and wrote, ‘Maa wrestling won over me, I lost. Sorry. Your dream, my courage has been broken. I don’t have more strength than this now.’ Before this, many personalities from the sports and political world of the country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, had encouraged Vinesh by calling her a champion.
माँ कुश्ती मेरे से जीत गई मैं हार गई माफ़ करना आपका सपना मेरी हिम्मत सब टूट चुके इससे ज़्यादा ताक़त नहीं रही अब।
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
अलविदा कुश्ती 2001-2024 🙏
आप सबकी हमेशा ऋणी रहूँगी माफी 🙏🙏
