India in despair as Olympic wrestler disqualified from final despite cutting hair off

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Vinesh Phogat fails to make weight for gold medal final A ‘champion among champions’ says Narendra ModiIndia’s Olympic contingent are devastated after one of their marquee athletes, the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, was disqualified hours before her gold medal match for exceeding the 50kg restriction by the weight of a medium-sized banana despite even cutting off her hair in an attempt to fight for gold.The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, took to social media to express his “despair” over the highly unusual situation involving the athlete nicknamed the Lioness of India. Continue reading...

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