Bad news has come for India from the Paris Olympics. Actually, wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified due to overweight. Vinesh was to play the final in the female 50 kg category, but in the weight taken before the match, she was found to be overweight. After this, she has been disqualified. It is being told that she was about 100 grams overweight.
In such a situation, people have a question in their mind that when he played the match a day before, his weight was correct at that time. But, a day later he was disqualified. In such a situation, let us know what are the rules regarding weight in wrestling, after which you will be able to understand why he has been disqualified…
What are the weight rules?
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According to the rules regarding the weight of wrestlers in the Olympics, wrestlers are weighed before the match and if two wrestlers fight bouts on two days, then they are weighed on two days. According to the rules, on the day the bout takes place, every wrestler is weighed in the morning on the same day.
The tournament for each weight class is contested over a two-day period, so any wrestlers who reach the finals have two days of weigh-in. During the first weigh-in, wrestlers have 30 minutes to make weight. They can weigh in multiple times in 30 minutes, but the second day’s weigh-in is just 15 minutes.
After weighing, the health of the players is checked and it is seen whether their nails are cut or not. During this weighing, the wrestling wrestler is allowed to wear only a singlet. After this, the test is done the next day and on this day the weigh-in lasts for 15 minutes. If we understand Vinesh’s case, then Vinesh’s weight increased by 100 grams in a day, due to which she has been declared ineligible.
Let us tell you that there are many weight categories in freestyle wrestling. There are categories of 50, 53, 57, 62, 68, 76 kg in women’s freestyle category. Whereas, there are categories of 57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg in men’s freestyle category.
Will silver also not be available now?
According to the rules of United World Wrestling (UWW), if an athlete does not participate or fails in the weight measurement, he will be eliminated from the competition and placed last without any rank. In such a situation, he will not even get the silver medal.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)