First of all, we have to understand that Vinesh Phogat's weight was not 100 grams more. Her weight had increased by about two kilos. She worked very hard to reduce those two kilos. She did not sleep the whole night. She did a lot of exercises. But still, she was still 100 grams more. That means the reason for her disqualification was that extra 100 grams of weight, but her weight gain was more. Now the question is that a wrestler who weighed less than 50 kg before her first match on August 6, how can she become about 53 kg within 7-8 hours? That too when Vinesh Phogat fought three matches in these 7-8 hours.

She was very alert on the mat for 18 minutes in total, i.e. three bouts of 6 minutes each. The 6-minute bout also gets extended for a few seconds. Apart from this, there is a break in between. Overall, let us assume that for about 20 minutes Vinesh Phogat used as much strength as she could according to her physical capacity. She put all her strength into defeating the opponent wrestlers. That means the weight cannot increase even in these 20 minutes. Then when, where and how did this weight increase? The answer to this is very simple that this weight increased due to whatever Vinesh Phogat ate between the two bouts. It was the responsibility of her coach and support staff to take care of whatever Vinesh ate. Meet the players of sports like wrestling, boxing, weightlifting. They know the importance of weight in their sport. But the stress of this is not borne by the player but by his support staff. The job of the player is only to play and win. Vinesh Phogat did her job brilliantly. But her support staff made a mistake here.

If the wrestler doesn't eat then how will he fight?

If the wrestler does not eat, how will he fight? This question is also very simple. In between the three matches, Vinesh Phogat will eat something and drink something. If there is no bhajan on an empty stomach, then how can wrestling be fought. Now it is being said that Vinesh Phogat's weight is usually more than 50 kg. In such a situation, even if she eats a 'small meal' i.e. very little food, her weight increases rapidly. The whole problem lies in this 'small meal'. While giving this 'small meal', the support staff could not keep in mind that this food has to give strength but not let the weight increase. The people of the support staff are experts in this work. They know every gram.

Their 'mastery' is in knowing which food will give strength and which will increase weight. An athlete and his support staff have such a relationship that the athlete blindly trusts his support staff. This support staff also ensures that the athlete does not eat anything that is banned. You must have heard many times that an athlete ate a medicine that contained banned substances. It is a bitter truth but in Vinesh Phogat's case, whatever she was given to eat in the name of 'small meal' backfired. Despite working hard, Vinesh could not lose weight. Vinesh's dream was shattered. The dreams of crores of sports lovers were shattered.

Vinesh's coach and physio stay together

This is also a very important aspect. 6 wrestlers from India are participating in the Paris Olympics. This includes male and female wrestlers. Out of these 6 wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat is the only wrestler whose coach and physio were with her in the Games Village. Otherwise, the coaches and support staff of all the other wrestlers have been put up in hotels. From where they come to the Games Village every day by getting passes. Therefore, this possibility also ends that Vinesh Phogat ate something without the knowledge of the coach and physio. The coach has the complete details of whatever she ate and drank. The physio has it. Vinesh's coach is the famous Waller Akos of Hungary. On Tuesday, when Vinesh won the semi-finals and made it to the finals, there were tears in the eyes of Waller Akos. Then no one had thought that in the next few hours the tears of joy would turn into tears of sorrow.

Waller Akos has been associated with Vinesh since 2018. Vinesh has also trained with him in Hungary. After Vinesh's poor performance in the Tokyo Olympics, questions were also raised on Waller Akos. It was then said that he gave more priority to his wife's training rather than Vinesh's training. Despite these things, Vinesh's faith in her coach remained intact. The coach also put in all his strength. It was due to his training that Vinesh Phogat reached a point where the country was expecting a gold medal from her. But there was a mistake in the system of 'weight-management' i.e. monitoring the weight of the players. If not today, then tomorrow the responsibility of this mistake will fall on the coach and the support staff. They get paid for this. They have accountability. Keeping the science of body weight is also a science in itself. The bitter truth is that a mistake was made in understanding this science.