Paris Olympics: Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and other celebs REACT to Vinesh Phogat's disqualification

This news comes as a rude shock for the whole of India as star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified earlier today for her gold medal match in the women's 50kg freestyle wrestling final at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh weighed a few grams over 50kg and was disqualified from competing. 

What that means is a huge loss for India at the ongoing games. For Vinesh Phogat, it means she will go home without a medal even though she had technically won a silver and was competing for gold. 

As news of her disqualification went viral on the internet, Indian actors couldn’t contain their disappointment and urged for something to be done. 

Taapsee Pannu who is currently in Paris shared a news piece about the same and wrote, “This is heartbreaking but honestly this woman has already made her mark beyond gold by now.”

Sonakshi Sinha also shared her shock and wrote, "Unbelievable. Can't imagine how you're feeling right now and don't know what to say except You were, are and will always be a Champion."

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat: A champion of hearts who was defeated by fate at cusp of sketching history at Olympics

Maharani actress Huma Qureshi wrote, “Please tell me something can be done. They have to let her fight.”

Swara Bhaskar wrote, “Who believes this 100 gms over weight story?” with a broken heart emoji. 

As news of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the games came out, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) released a statement that read, "It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you respect Vinesh’s privacy. It would like to focus on the competitions on hand."

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 As per the competition rules, Phogat will now not even be eligible for a silver medal and the 50kg will just comprise gold and bronze medal winners. She is currently receiving medical attention post loss.