It said “no further comments will be made” at this time and also asked for respect for Phogat’s privacy. According to media reports, Vinesh was overweight by 100 grams.
At the Paris Games, each weight category is organized over two competition days. The medical control and weigh-in for each category takes place in the morning of the first competition day.
On the second competition day, wrestlers who have qualified for the finals and repechage are weighed in again.
Vinesh, who was unseeded, had qualified for the final after winning three bouts on Tuesday, when she became the first Indian female wrestler to enter a gold medal bout.
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