In a stunning turn of events, Indian wrestling champion Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified, sparking outrage and concern across the nation. President of the Indian Olympic Association, PT Usha, has expressed shock over the decision and assured Vinesh of full support from the IOA, the Government of India, and the entire country. PT Usha stated, "Vinesh's disqualification is very shocking. I met Vinesh at the Olympic village polyclinic a short while ago and assured her complete support. The Wrestling Federation of India is appealing the decision with the UWW, questioning the fairness of the disqualification." Join us as we delve into the details of this controversial incident, the relentless efforts of Vinesh's medical team, and the broader implications for Indian sports. Is Vinesh Phogat being treated unfairly? Watch now to find out!
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00:00Vinesh disqualification is very shocking and I met Vinesh at the Olympic Village Polyclinic
00:06a short while ago and I showed her complete support of the Indian Olympic Association,
00:11Government of India and the whole country. We are providing Vinesh all medical and emotional
00:17support. The Wrestling Federation of India has filed an appeal to UWW to consider the
00:23decision to disqualify Vinesh and the IOA is following that up in the strongest possible
00:29manner. I am aware of the relentless effort made by Vinesh's medical team, led by Dr.
00:36Dingshaw Pativala and the Chief Dietician Gaganarayan through the night to ensure that
00:42she would meet the competition requirements. Wrestlers usually participate in a weight
00:48category less than their natural weight. It gives them an advantage since they are
00:54fighting with less stronger opponents. The process of weight cut prior to the weight
01:01in in the morning involves a calculated restriction of food and water and besides this the athlete
01:07needs to sweat and that sweating is done with sauna and with exercise. Now this weight cut
01:14has the benefit of putting you into a lighter weight category but does cause weakness and
01:20energy depletion and this is counterproductive to participation. So most wrestlers will thereafter
01:28go in for some amount of energy restoration with limited water and high energy foods and
01:35these are usually given after the weigh in. The calculation from the nutritionist which
01:40is done is athlete specific and Vinesh's nutritionist felt that the usual amount that
01:47she takes is about 1.5 kilograms totally over the day which gives enough energy for the
01:53bouts. Sometimes there's also a factor of a rebound weight gain following competition.
02:01Now Vinesh had three bouts and hence to prevent any dehydration some amount of water had to
02:07be given. We found that her post participation weight was increased more than normal and
02:16the coach initiated the normal process of weight cut that he has always employed with
02:22Vinesh. This is something that's worked with her for a long period of time. He felt confident
02:28that this would be achieved and over the night we went ahead with the weight cut procedure.
02:34However, in the morning we found that despite all of our efforts her weight was 100 grams
02:41over her 50 kilogram weight category and hence she was disqualified. We had tried all possible
02:49drastic measures throughout the night including cutting off her hair, shortening her clothes
02:56and despite all of this we could not make that 50 kg weight category. Following disqualification
03:04as a precautionary measure, Vinesh was administered some intravenous fluids just to prevent dehydration
03:11and typically we get a few blood tests done just to make sure that everything is normal.
03:16So this process is going on at the local Olympic Hospital here. All of Vinesh's parameters
03:23during this weight cut were normal and throughout this process she actually felt perfectly normal.
03:29Vinesh just interacted with IOA President Dr. Mrs. P. Tushar and mentioned that although
03:35she is physically and medically perfectly normal, she is disappointed that this is her
03:41third Olympics and she had to be disqualified. The IOA is taking every step to ensure that
03:47the morale of the contingent remains high. We are sure all Indians will stand with Vinesh
03:54and the entire Indian contingent.