New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has reversed her retirement and has now set her sights on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Vinesh released a statement on X, confirming that she has come out of retirement from professional wrestling.

The 31-year-old wrestler stepped away from the sport after a massive controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she was denied a medal despite reaching the final. She was disqualified on the morning of her gold-medal match against American Sarah Hildebrandt. Vinesh weighed in at approximately 50.1 kg, which was 100 grams overweight from the 50 kg category limit.

She was all set to become the first Indian woman to compete in an Olympic wrestling final, but her dreams were broken on the day of the title match in Paris.

‘I am stepping back toward LA28 Ol

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