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'Vinesh, you have not lost...': Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia react to wrestler's retirement

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'Vinesh, You Have Not Lost...': Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia React To Wrestler's Retirement

By IANS News August 08, 2024 • 10:22 AM View: 606

American Sarah Ann Hildebrandt: Olympic bronze medalist wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia expressed their sadness over Vinesh Phogat's retirement following her heartbreaking disqualification from the Paris games.

The 29-year-old Vinesh was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight before her 50kg category gold medal bout on Wednesday.

Reacting to Vinesh's retirement, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia posted on X: "Vinesh, aap haari nahi, haaraaya gaya hai (Vinesh, you haven't lost, you have been made to lose)."

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