Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the Lok Sabha regarding wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification at the Olympics, as informed by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal. The disqualification news triggered protests from Opposition MPs during Zero Hour, who demanded a government statement on the issue. Some MPs entered the Well of the House, raising slogans and insisting that the sports minister provide answers.
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00:00Vinesh's weight was found to be 50 kilos and 100 grams.
00:04That is why he was declared unworthy for this competition.
00:08The President of the Indian Olympic Committee, P.T. Usha, is also in Paris right now.
00:15The Prime Minister himself has asked him to talk to him and take the right action.
00:24Mr. Speaker,
00:26The Indian wrestler, Vinesh Phogat, wants to give a speech after being eliminated from this competition.
00:35The Indian wrestler, Vinesh Phogat, had to be eliminated from the Paris Olympics
00:40because he weighed more than 100 grams in this category.
00:45Vinesh was competing in the 50 kg category.
00:50For this competition, Vinesh had to weigh 50 kilos.
00:54According to the rules and regulations of the U.W.W.,
00:58every morning a weigh-in is held for all competitors and related personnel.
01:06According to Article 11, if an athlete does not participate in the weigh-in in the first or second round,
01:15or if he fails, then he is eliminated from the competition and placed at the last stage of the competition.
01:24On August 7, 2024, the weight was decided for the 50 kg women's competition
01:30at 7.15 and 7.30 a.m.
01:35According to the Paris time, it was decided for the wrestlers who participated in the repo-chase and final.
01:42Vinesh weighed 50 kilos and 100 grams.
01:46Therefore, he was eliminated from the competition.
01:50The Indian Olympic Committee has also filed a case against the International Wrestling Federation.
01:58The head of the National Olympic Committee, P.T. Usha, is also in Paris.
02:08The Prime Minister himself spoke to him and asked him to take the right action.
02:17Vinesh won three competitions on Tuesday, August 6,
02:21and became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final in the 50 kg wrestling olympics.
02:29In the semi-final, he defeated Cuban wrestler Guzman Lopez in the quarter-final against Ukrainian Oksana Levach.
02:39And in the pre-quarter-final, he defeated the world champion Japanese Yui Susaki with a score of 3-2.
02:47On Wednesday, August 7, at around 10 p.m., he had to face American gold medalist Sarah Ann Hilderbrand.
02:59As far as his preparation is concerned, it is a question of help.
03:02The Indian government has provided all possible help according to Vinesh Phogat's needs.
03:09Personal staff has also been appointed for him, who is a specialist in his field.
03:15With him, the famous coach of Hungary, Oler Akos, and physio Ashwini Patil always stay.
03:23For the Olympics, Vinesh Phogat has been provided with personal help staff,
03:27such as various sparring partners, strength of conditioning specialists.
03:36Oler Akos was with him as a coach.
03:39Van Patrick Lombard, strength and conditioning specialist.
03:43Ashwini Jeevan Patil, physiotherapist.
03:47Mayank Singh Garia, strength and conditioning specialist.
03:51Shubham and Arvind, sparring partners.
03:55For the Paris Olympics, a total of 7,45,775 sparring partners have been provided.
04:04The details are as follows.
04:06Sparring partners to participate in the Spanish Grand Prix.
04:10Sparring partners from July 3 to July 13, 2024.
04:14Sparring partners for 10 days for Madrid, the international training camp of Spain.
04:20Apart from this, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France,
04:23for the pre-Olympic training camp,
04:26extra help has been provided.
04:28For the 2024 international wrestling competition,
04:31in the second wrecking series,
04:33from June 6 to June 9, 2024,
04:36for four days, to participate in Budapest, Hungary,
04:40and from June 10 to June 21, 2024,
04:44for the Tata Olympic Center, Hungary,
04:47for the international training camp,
04:50extra help has been provided.
04:54Strength and air conditioning coach,
04:57Mr. Vainé Patrick Lombard,
05:00for the Tata Olympic Center, Hungary,
05:03from June 10 to June 21, 2024,
05:06for 11 days,
05:08to participate in the international training camp,
05:11has also been provided.
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