Vinesh Phogat has been officially disqualified from her 50kg freestyle wrestling final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Vinesh Phogat, who scripted history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final at an Olympics, was disqualified on Wednesday from the gold-medal bout after being found overweight ahead of her women’s 50kg match against American Sarah Hildebrand at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.

India’s Vinesh Phogat reacts after the round of 16 of the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling match against Japan’s Yui Susaki, at Champ-de-Mars Arena(PTI)

“It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class,” the IOA said in a statement. “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.”