Vinesh Phogat was on the verge of creating historical past on the Paris Olympics 2024 however has now been disqualified from the finals for being ‘obese.’ Minutes after the announcement, a number of Bollywood stars, together with Farhan Akhtar, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, and Vicky Kaushal, took to their social media to point out help for the wrestler.
Preity Zinta tweeted, “Expensive @Phogat_Vinesh You might be pure Gold to each Indian rooting for you. A champion of champions & a hero to all the ladies of India. I’m so sorry for a way issues turned out for you. Chin up & be robust. Life just isn’t at all times honest 💔 Robust instances don’t final however robust folks do. Want I may offer you a decent hug proper now & let you know that we’re So Happy with you. Come again stronger & extra energy to you ❤️🇮🇳❤️ #heartbroken #champion #parisolympics2024.”
Expensive @Phogat_Vinesh You might be pure Gold to each Indian rooting for you. A champion of champions & a hero to all the ladies of India. I’m so sorry for a way issues turned out for you. Chin up & be robust. Life just isn’t at all times honest 💔 Robust instances don’t final however robust folks do. Want I… pic.twitter.com/xuFS4l12GN
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) August 7, 2024
Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram Tales and wrote, “Vinesh Phogat you’re an inspiration to your entire nation. Nothing can take away your resilience, nothing can take away your braveness and nothing can take away the hardships you have been by to create historical past! At present you should be heartbroken to say the least and we’re heartbroken with you. However girl you’re gold- you’re iron and you’re metal! Nothing can take that away from you! A champion for the ages! There isn’t a one such as you.”
Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared Phogat’s viral image from the match and wrote, “At instances, essentially the most resilient people encounter the hardest obstacles. Keep in mind that you’re not alone, a better energy is watching over you. Your exceptional capability to persist within the midst of difficulties is actually admirable.We are going to at all times stand by you thru all of your highs and lows. 🙏💪🏼✨@vineshphogat.
Farhan Akhtar shared an image of Vinesh, and wrote within the caption, “Expensive @vineshphogat .. One can solely attempt to think about how devastated you should be however nonetheless not totally perceive. Heartbroken for you that the hunt ended like this. However please know that we’re all very happy with you and all you’ve accomplished for the game. You’ll at all times be a champion and an inspiration to tens of millions. Preserve your chin up.”
Vicky Kaushal took to his Instagram Tales and wrote, “A winner past medals! (Indian flag and crimson coronary heart emoticons)”. Taapsee Pannu took to her Instagram Tales and wrote: “That is heartbreaking however truthfully this girl has already made her mark past gold by now!” Sonakshi Sinha wrote on her Instagram Tales, “Unbelievable! I can’t think about how you feel now and do not know what to say besides you have been, are and can at all times might be a champion.”
Vinesh had scripted historical past by turning into the primary Indian girl wrestler to succeed in the gold medal bout within the occasion on Tuesday evening. Sadly, she was discovered 100-150 grams over the permissible restrict and therefore was disqualified. Based on experiences, she was two kilograms above her weight the earlier evening and didn’t sleep, attempting every little thing in her capability to fulfill the eligibility standards – from jogging to skipping and biking. She fainted on account of dehydration minutes after she was disqualified and is now hospitalized.