Vinesh Phogat reaches India, gets warm welcome at Delhi Airport
2 min readNew Delhi (Team Newsbuddy): India’s veteran wrestler Vinesh Phogat has returned to India from Paris. She was given a warm welcome at New Delhi Airport. Fans reached Delhi Airport with drums to welcome Vinesh. At the same time, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik were also seen at the airport. As soon as she met them, Vinesh got emotional and started crying bitterly. Vinesh will be welcomed at 20 places till she reaches the village. Vinesh missed out on winning a medal in the Paris Olympics. After reaching the final of the women’s 50 kg category, she was disqualified due to increased weight.
As soon as she came out of the airport, people lifted Vinesh on their shoulders and took her to the car on their shoulders. Even during this, Vinesh’s tears did not stop. She stood on the car with Bajrang and Sakshi and kept crying. Vinesh said that I thank all the countrymen. I am very lucky. Wrestler Sakshi Malik said, ‘Very few people can do what Vinesh has done for the country. She should get more respect and appreciation. She tried her best for the medal.’ At the same time, Bajrang Punia said – the countrymen are giving her tremendous love. You can see how the country has welcomed her. Actually. Vinesh missed the medal in Paris. Her weight was 100 grams more before the final, after which she was disqualified. Then Vinesh also appealed to the Sports Tribunal to give her a joint silver medal, but the Sports Tribunal rejected her appeal. Unhappy with not winning the medal, Vinesh announced her retirement from wrestling. This was her third Olympics.