Chief medical officer reveals 'drastic' steps taken to cut Vinesh's weight

India was in a state of disbelief after Vinesh Phogats shocking disqualification ahead of her 50kg wrestling final as people from all walks of life expressed their disappointment and frustration at the huge setback calling it cruel and biggest heartbreak of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her womens 50kg final leaving her medalless within hours of coming close to an unparalleled goldVinesh on Tuesday scripted history as the first Indian woman wrestler to advance to the gold medal match in her category Previously guaranteed at least a silver medal her disqualification now means she will return home without a medal Currently in Paris PT Usha President of the Indian Olympic Association IOA expressed her astonishment at the disqualification and confirmed that the IOA has filed an appeal with United World Wrestling UWW the international governing body for wrestlingReacting to the disqualification the former track and field star saidldquoVineshs disqualification is very shocking I met Vinesh at the Olympic village polyclinic a short while ago and assured her complete support of the Indian Olympic Association the Government of India and the whole country We are providing Vinesh with all medical and emotional support The Wrestling Federation Of India has filed an appeal to UWW to consider the decision to disqualify Vinesh and it is following this up in the strongest possible manner I am aware of the relentless effort made by Vineshs medical team throughout the night so that she could meet the competition requirementsrdquoAlso ReadVijender Singh alleges sabotage in Vinesh Phogatrsquos Olympic disqualificationStatement from Dr PTUsha IOA President and Dr DinshawPaudiwala Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Contingent on VineshPhogat Credit Media_SAI SportsNews Sports News pictwittercomZ71kWVhtPUmdash Mid Day mid_day August 7 2024Dr Dinshaw Paudiwala the Indian Olympic teams physician at the Paris Olympics 2024 also released a statement while seated next to Usha disclosing that the team had to resort to the extreme measure of cutting Vinesh Phogatrsquos hair on Tuesday night in a bid to reduce her weight ldquoVineshs nutritionist said that the usual amount that she takes is 15 kg over the day which gives her enough energy for the bouts Sometimes theres a factor of rebound weight gain following competition Vinesh had three bouts and hence to prevent dehydration some amount of water had to be given We found that her postparticipation weight was increased more than normalrdquo Pardiwala saidThe coach initiated the process of weight cut that he had always employed with Vinesh This was something that has worked with her for a long time He felt confident We went ahead with the weightcut procedure However in morning we found despite all of our efforts her weight was 100 grams over her 50kg weight category And hence she was disqualified We had tried all possible drastic measures throughout the night including cutting off her hair shortening her clothes Despite all of this we couldnt make that 50kg weight category he addedPaudiwala further noted that following the disqualification Vinesh underwent a series of tests to ensure her vital signs remained stableFollowing disqualification as a precautionary measure Vinesh was administered intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration We ran some blood tests to ensure everything is normal This process is going on a the Olympic hospital here All of Vineshs parameters during this weight cut were normal Vinesh interacted with the IOA president PT Usha She mentioned that although shes physically and mentally normal she is disappointed that this is her third Olympics and she is disqualifiedrdquoWith inputs from SAI