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Vinesh Phogat announces comeback via social media handles

Says "the fire never left" her and she was just buried under "exhaustion and noise"

Wrestler adds she will begin her journey towards Los Angeles Olympics 2028 with renewed spirit and her son by her side

Proclaiming that "the fire never left" her, Indian wrestling bulwark Vinesh Phogat on Friday (December 12, 2025) stated that she would come out of retirement to take another shot at an elusive Olympic medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The 31-year-old had bowed out from the sport after the Paris Games heartbreak in 2024, where she was dramatically disqualified for being 100 grams over the permissible weight limit ahead of her 50kg category gold medal bout.

She had appealed to the Court of Arbitration

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