Vinesh Phogat was a win away from becoming India's first female Olympic champion. The nation was waiting for Gold. On Tuesday, Vinesh Phogat had a dream day as she scripted one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history by beating Yui Susaki, the Japanese wrestler who had not lost an international bout until then and had an 82-0 record.

After conquering the opening hurdle, Vinesh breezed into the final and looked good to script history.

However, disaster struck! Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for not meeting the weight category of 50kg during the weigh-in on the morning of the big Gold medal match. Vinesh was deemed overweight by just 100 grams. Yes, that’s less than what your phone weighs.

It was one of the most heartbreaking stories of the Olympic Games for India. Vinesh had seen heartbreaks in the 2016 and 2021 Olympics. She was the face of the wrestlers’ protests in India. She had very little time to even qualify for the Paris Olympics. But she fought against the odds and aced all challenges to book her ticket to Paris.

However, disaster struck on Wednesday morning, leaving a billion hearts crushed.

Who is to blame for the fiasco? Why blame Vinesh Phogat or her trainers? Could she have won silver had she claimed injury and avoided the weigh-in on the second day?

Many conspiracy theories are floating around. Heartbroken Akshay Ramesh and Kingshuk Kusari discuss the harrowing day for India at the Paris Olympics.

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