NEW DELHI: Ace wrestler
Vinesh Phogat
is probably going to run in the next
Haryana Assembly polls
, people close to her informed IANS on Tuesday.
But
Vinesh
had already said that she would not enter active politics.
However, some political parties are making a lot of effort to “convince” her, according to latest reports.
After being disqualified from the final due to being 100 grams overweight, Vinesh lost out on the chance to win a gold medal in the women’s freestyle 50 kg event at the
Olympics
in
Paris
.
Both the nation’s capital and Vinesh’s hometown of Balali, Sonipat, gave her a warm welcome on Saturday. At the Indira Gandhi International Airport, she received a garlands from Congress Member of Parliament
Deepender Hooda
along with other family members.
It is unknown, though, which party Vinesh will actually join.
“Yes, why not? It’s likely that in Haryana assembly you see Vinesh Phogat vs
Babita Phogat
and
Bajrang Punia
vs
Yogeshwar Dutt
. Some political parties are trying to convince her,” sources close to Phogat family told IANS when asked about 2024 Olympic finalist wrestler’s future plans.
A sizable crowd of Vinesh’s relatives, friends, and admirers greeted her with enthusiastic applause as she emerged from the airport. The legendary wrestler was moved to tears by the outpouring of love and support.
Emotions were running high as people cheered outside the airport.
Sakshi Malikkh
and Bajrang Punia, who both retired from wrestling last year, were among the first to welcome Vinesh home.
Both Sakshi and Vinesh have had difficult times in their professions; in a touching moment, they embraced and sobbed together, bearing the burden of their hardships.
“Our fight has not ended and the fight will continue and I pray to god that the truth will prevail,” Vinesh had said on Saturday.
In addition to connecting her own disappointment to the larger fight for women’s rights in India-a cause she supported in her demonstrations against the former head of the wrestling federation-Vinesh voiced her profound sadness over missing out on the Olympic podium on Friday.
Despite her earlier decision to retire following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics, Vinesh left the door somewhat open for a potential comeback to the sport in a three-page letter that was released on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Friday night.
Vinesh was disqualified from the gold medal match because, despite the team’s best efforts, she was not able to make weight in time for the weigh-in. On Wednesday, her request for a shared silver medal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was rejected.