Did Vinesh Phogat cause loss to India, reduced 4 Olympic medals in wrestling? WFI's statement created a sensation

Indian wrestlers started winning medals in wrestling in 2008. Since then, Indian wrestlers have won some medal or the other in every Olympics. In the last 16 years, India's dominance in wrestling has also increased. 

Many wrestlers have emerged. They have brought glory to India on big platforms like Olympics, World Championship and Asian Games. 

6 wrestlers went to Paris Olympics to present their claim on behalf of India, but only Aman Sehrawat managed to win a medal. At the same time, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified due to being 100 grams overweight. Apart from this, the remaining 4 wrestlers could not reach the medal round. 

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Sanjay Singh is very angry with this poor performance of the wrestlers. He has blamed the wrestlers' strike in the country.

Did Vinesh Phogat's protest cause any harm?

In an interview given to Sportskeeda, Wrestling Federation of India president Sanjay Singh praised bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat. However, he also said that he was not happy with the performance of Indian wrestlers in Paris Olympics because WFI was expecting at least 5 medals. 

According to Sanjay Singh, the wrestlers were planning very well and everything was going well, but the protest against Brij Bhushan Singh over the sexual abuse case derailed the preparations. This robbed them of the opportunity to win a medal.

The Wrestling Association President did not name anyone directly, but his statement points towards Vinesh Phogat. Many wrestlers had protested at Jantar Mantar under the leadership of Vinesh, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia. They claimed 5 medals, meaning India lost 4 medals due to this protest. Sanjay Singh also believes that luck also did not favor India. His statement has created a sensation across the country.

What did he say on the case of Vinesh Phogat?

Sanjay Singh blamed Vinesh Phogat for the disqualification before the final match. He said that maintaining weight is the personal responsibility of any wrestler. He further said that all the facilities that Vinesh had asked for were made available to her.