WATCH: Mansukh Madaviya addressing Vinesh Phogat's Olympics debacle in Lok Sabha

On Wednesday, Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Sports Minister, stated that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has filed a complaint with the United World Wrestling (UVW) for the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat, the Indian wrestler, during the Paris Olympics 2024. Just before the gold medal match, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from, reasoning she was overweight by 100 grams. 

During the Lok Sabha reading, Mansukh Manadaviya gave a detailed briefing about the Vinesh Phogat issues that led to her disqualification. Meanwhile, he revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should report to the IOA President PT Usha to take quick action as she is in Paris. He also insisted on taking serious action on the matter.

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During the Lok Sabha, Manuskh Mandaviya said, “Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics because of being overweight by 100 gm. Vinesh was competing in the 50-kg category. As per the rules and regulations of UWW, weight of all the athletes across all the categories is measured every morning. Vinesh's weight was found to be 50 kg and 100 gm, following which she was disqualified.”

"The IOA [Indian Olympic Association] has registered a strong protest with the International Olympic Committee [IOC]. IOA President PT Usha is in Paris... PM Modi has spoken to her and asked her to take requisite action in the matter," he said as per Business Standard.

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Huge outspread all over the world after the disqualification news

As Phogat was disqualified, there was a huge widespread news and she got support from all over the world on social media. Meanwhile, in India, the opposition party leaders were demanding a detailed investigation into the problem regarding the issues. Vinesh Phogat was on the verge of making history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to the final match and aiming to win gold in her category at the Paris Olympics 2024. But she will have to return empty-handed even though she should have gotten a silver medal.