Vinesh Phogat LIVE Updates India arrival: Indian wrestler leaves for her village in Haryana after landing in New Delhi

Catch the latest updates as Vinesh Phogat returns to India after her Paris Olympics campaign, which ended in heartbreak as she was denied the opportunity to compete in the final of the Women’s 50kg Freestyle event.

Updated : Aug 17, 2024 17:54 IST

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat with Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on her arrival after Paris Olympics.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat with Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on her arrival after Paris Olympics.
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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat with Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on her arrival after Paris Olympics.

Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Vinesh Phogat’s return to India after the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she reached the final of the Women’s 50kg Freestyle Wrestling event.

  • August 17, 2024 17:54
    In Pictures | Vinesh Phogat receives emotional welcome upon return to India after Paris Olympics heartbreak

    Vinesh Phogat receives emotional welcome upon return to India after Paris Olympics heartbreak

    Shorts News:Vinesh Phogat receives emotional welcome upon return to India after Paris Olympics heartbreak

  • August 17, 2024 16:51
    There weren’t many like Vinesh Phogat, and there won’t be many like her

    Vinesh Phogat tribute: A once-in-a-lifetime wrestler who defied hardships like no other

    Vinesh Phogat’s career might not have ended with the grandstand finish she truly deserved, and she may well return to the sport and win a few more medals. But Indian sport was lucky to witness a journey as hardy as hers.

  • August 17, 2024 15:03
    Vinesh on her career after the Paris 2024 Olympics ordeal

    “Maybe under different circumstances, I could see myself playing till 2032, because the fight in me and wrestling in me will always be there. I can’t predict what the future holds for me, and what awaits me in this journey next but I am sure that I will continue to fight always for what I believe in and for the right thing.”

  • August 17, 2024 14:03
    Vinesh to leave for her village in Haryana
  • August 17, 2024 12:47
    A timeline of Vinesh’s struggles

    Vinesh Phogat’s CAS appeal dismissed: A timeline of how the Indian wrestler missed silver medal

    Here is all you need to know from Vinesh’s first bout at the Paris 2024 Olympics to her CAS appeal for joint-silver being dismissed.

  • August 17, 2024 12:12
    An emotional homecoming!
  • August 17, 2024 11:18
    Rapturous welcome!
  • August 17, 2024 10:58
    Champion wrestler returns home!

    Vinesh Phogat returns to grand welcome after Paris Olympics heartbreak

    Champion wrestler Vinesh Phogat arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday following the heartbreak in Paris Olympics where she was disqualified for being overweight after reaching the 50kg final.

  • August 17, 2024 10:42
    Celebrations in full swing!
  • August 17, 2024 10:19
    All set for Vinesh’s arrival!
  • August 17, 2024 09:46
    Another look at the CAS verdict on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a joint-silver

    No silver for Vinesh Phogat at Paris 2024 Olympics, CAS dismisses appeal

    Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday dismissed Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification for being overweight and “withdrawal of her silver medal.”

  • August 17, 2024 09:16
    Security arrangements ready at the IGI airport for Vinesh’s arrival
  • August 17, 2024 08:32
    Here’s the response from the Wrestling Federation of India to Delhi HC’s decision

    WFI to challenge High Court order, says Indian wrestlers’ participation in upcoming Worlds in danger

    The Wrestling Federation of India said it will challenge the Delhi High Court order that restored the mandate of IOA’s ad-hoc committee to manage the affairs of the sports body.

  • August 17, 2024 07:58
    ICYMI: What did the Delhi HC say in its latest judgement regarding petition filed by Vinesh and others?

    High Court orders restoration of ad hoc committee to manage WFI affairs

    In an interim order, the court said the IOA’s decision to dissolve the ad hoc committee was incompatible with the Union Sports Ministry’s order suspending the WFI shortly after the December elections.

  • August 17, 2024 05:41
    Vinesh would not have retired ‘under different circumstances’

    Vinesh Phogat: Maybe under different circumstances, I could see myself playing till 2032

    Vinesh Phogat said that she would not have announced her retirement shortly after being disqualified from Paris 2024 Olympics and could have continued till 2032 “under different circumstances” in a long post on social media.

  • August 17, 2024 05:40
    Vinesh to land in New Delhi on Saturday

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