The final match of the 50 kg category of women's wrestling in Paris Olympics 2024 was to be played between India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat and America's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt. But on the morning of the match, Phogat's weight was found to be 100 grams more, due to which she was disqualified. In such a situation, the final match of this event was played between Sarah Ann Hildebrandt and Cuba's Yusnelis Guzman Lopez. Where the American wrestler won the gold medal. After winning the gold medal, he made a big statement on Vinesh Phogat.

What did Hildebrandt say to Phogat?

After winning the gold medal, Sarah Ann Hildebrandt said that she did not expect what happened to Vinesh Phogat.

Hildebrandt said, 'I was ready for chaos but did not expect such an incident. Vinesh was not there at the time of weighing, so it was going on in my mind. Then we got the news that she did not measure the weight and we thought she had withdrawn from the competition. So we celebrated a lot. Then an hour later they started saying that you did not win the Olympics. I started thinking this is very strange.

Let us tell you, Hildebrandt also decided to reduce her weight from 55 kg to 50 kg in 2022 and compete.

She said, 'Weight loss requires a lot of thoughtful education and discipline. I actually started losing weight for these games at the end of 2022. I thought whatever I do from now on will have an impact on (Paris) 2024.

Vinesh Phogat retired from wrestling

After her dream of winning a medal in the Olympics was shattered, Vinesh Phogat has also announced her retirement. Vinesh Phogat informed about her retirement through X-handle. She wrote that Maa, wrestling won over me but I lost. Sorry. Your dream, my courage, all are shattered. I don't have more strength than this.

Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. Let us tell you, this was Vinesh's third Olympics, before this she had reached the quarter finals both the times. This time, she created history by reaching the finals. She became the first Indian wrestler to reach the finals, but what happened after this broke the heart of every Indian.

Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. Let us tell you, this was Vinesh's third Olympics, before this she had reached the quarter finals both the times. This time, she created history by reaching the finals. She became the first Indian wrestler to reach the finals, but what happened after this broke the heart of every Indian.