Dogbone Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 1 minute ago, Eagle26 said: 6.6 pounds is likely only a very small amount of food and almost all water weight Certainly this is the case, but she also wouldn't be the first wrestler to misrepresent how much they ate after getting off a scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 I think she dropped down from 53 kg so I’m guessing 50 kg is not an ideal cut for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossface21 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 16 minutes ago, peanut said: I think she dropped down from 53 kg so I’m guessing 50 kg is not an ideal cut for her. From what I read, she's normally 57kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 18 minutes ago, crossface21 said: From what I read, she's normally 57kg. Woah... plus w/ her height, a 15.4lbs(7Kg) cut is quite substantial! D3 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Maybe she discovered the chocolate muffins in the cafeteria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMW Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 if they truly had her blood drawn - and the governing body of India Wrestling was aware or involved - they should be banned from international competition for at least the next 12 months or through Worlds, whichever is later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Yeah, that was a bit shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 18 minutes ago, OMW said: if they truly had her blood drawn - and the governing body of India Wrestling was aware or involved - they should be banned from international competition for at least the next 12 months or through Worlds, whichever is later. HIghly doubt that extremely sensationalized blurb had any truth whatsoever behind it. Like Abraham Lincoln once said, "Don't trust everything you read on the internet." 1 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of the Quakers Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 (edited) UWW has made a statement after meeting with IND: https://uww.org/article/uww-statement-lalovic-meets-ioa-president-wfi-paris I actually think the UWW's statement is pretty thoughtful, and awarding medals to a wrestler who misses weight on the 2nd day would incentivize more risk taking. It's not UWW's fault the IOC is limiting UWW weight classes. While grateful that Vinesh knocked out Susaki Vinseh should've wrestled 57 KG. Edited August 7 by Voice of the Quakers Dan McDonald, Penn '93 danmc167@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 No idea what the IOC does with undistributed medals, but it would be kinda wild if months from now some kid in Angola or something is walking around in a San Francisco 49ers 2024 Super Bowl Champions t-shirt and a 50kg Olympic silver 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le duke Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dogbone said: I do feel bad for her as I think she should be given the Silver since she beat everyone she faced on the mat. But, according to India, she made 50KG yesterday, only ate a little and weighed 53KG after competing and couldn't get back to 50 KG 12 hours later, despite cutting her hair, drawing blood, not eating and doing sauna/working outs the entire night. She also competed so well sucked down that she beat Susaki fresh off the scale. I don't buy all of that. I'm guessing she re-hydrated to feel as close to 100% in order to take on Susaki (understandably) and then was well over weight and she couldn't get back down in time. Imagine how big she would of been during the gold medal match if she didn't have to ever make 50KG again. There's a no-needles policy in place, so if that happened, they're all getting the boot. Also, I refuse to believe that an athlete that was anywhere near 50kg (aka, 53-54kg) couldn't make 50kg safely. I'm also wondering if they resorted to some less-than-legal means (see: needles and IV saline bags) to get her rehydrated again after the Day 1 weigh-in. Edited August 7 by Le duke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribers Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 2 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said: Maybe she discovered the chocolate muffins in the cafeteria They found her the next morning down by 7 eleven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal197 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 8 hours ago, OMW said: if they truly had her blood drawn - and the governing body of India Wrestling was aware or involved - they should be banned from international competition for at least the next 12 months or through Worlds, whichever is later. Isn’t the Indian wrestling governing body on probation or similar from UWW at the moment? I remember something of this over the past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le duke Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Isn’t the Indian wrestling governing body on probation or similar from UWW at the moment? I remember something of this over the past year.Yes. They were suspended for a while, actually.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Mike Tirico says she missed by 100 grams. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Nelson Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 8 hours ago, OMW said: if they truly had her blood drawn - and the governing body of India Wrestling was aware or involved - they should be banned from international competition for at least the next 12 months or through Worlds, whichever is later. It is not illegal, unless they inject the drawn blood back in her body. In that case it would be an anti-doping violation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingRasta Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 They were suspended for a little bit but it was an administrative thing. Not a Russia type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribers Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/vinesh-phogat-retires-a-day-after-disqualification-from-paris-olympics-wrestling-won-i-lost-101723076732780.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldy Squares Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 I personally feel like in this case they should wrestle the repechage on that side and have the winner get the gold medal match and loser bronze (giving everyone who lost to her a chance). With that said, I am not upset that Hildebrandt made the best of it. Vinesh was noticeably big. You need to make the weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Jordan Burroughs proposed rule changes based on Vinesh's situation: Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 1 minute ago, oldschool said: Jordan Burroughs proposed rule changes based on Vinesh's situation: Thoughts? Nobody else had a problem making weight the second day. Why should the rules changed based on one person to advantage those who cut more weight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 9 minutes ago, oldschool said: Jordan Burroughs proposed rule changes based on Vinesh's situation: Thoughts? I have a better rule change. Add back four weights. 1 1 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 One point to consider here is that this story definitely went viral. Jordan's tweet got 2.5M views – and other similar stories about this got a ridiculously disproportionate amount of coverage compared with the normal exposure that wrestling gets at the olympics – especially for WFS. That's arguably a bad look for our sport, but it also brought much-needed exposure to wrestling for an olympics filled w/ bright & shiny new sports – where wrestling is oftentimes an afterthought for news outlets. I'd much rather that increased exposure go to Amit Elor or Sarah Hildebrandt's gold medal performances, but ads-based social media thrives on controversy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said: I have a better rule change. Add back four weights. THIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 17 hours ago, bnwtwg said: HIghly doubt that extremely sensationalized blurb had any truth whatsoever behind it. Like Abraham Lincoln once said, "Don't trust everything you read on the internet." You don’t know Indians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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