Vinesh Phogat, Indian female wrestler who fought against sexual harassment, disqualified after making Olympic history 

Despite being disqualified from the gold medal match just hours after she made Olympic history, Vinesh Phogat is still being hailed by many online for her bravery and resilience.

Despite being disqualified from the gold medal match just hours after she made Olympic history, Vinesh Phogat is still being hailed by many online for her bravery and resilience.

The wrestler from Team India, who on Tuesday became the first woman from her country to make the Olympic finals, will not be participating in the women’s wrestling 50kg gold-medal match due to being "a few grams" over the weight class, according to the Indian Olympic Association.

Many social media users expressed disappointment over the ruling but found solace in Phogat's impassioned activism against sexual harassment in her sport, including making major allegations against the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India. 

The Indian Olympic Association didn’t elaborate on the matter and requested privacy for Phogat. 

The 29-year-old, who had been set to wrestle Team USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt in Wednesday’s final, had bested the reigning gold medalist Yui Susaki of Japan by a 3-2 decision before going on to defeat Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the quarterfinal and Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the semifinal. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/vinesh-phogat-wrestling-olympics-disqualified-rcna165593

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