Proposed Immediate Rule Changes for UWW:
1.) 1kg second Day Weight Allowance.
2.) Weigh-ins pushed from 8:30am to 10:30am.
3.) Forfeit will occur in future finals if opposing finalist misses weight.
4.) After a semifinal victory, both finalists’ medals are secured even if
Vinesh missed weight this morning by only 100 grams or 0.22 lbs.
Want to know how small that is?
100 grams weighs as much as these household items:
•1 bar of soap
•1 kiwi
•2 eggs
•100 paper clips
- Martin Thorstensson
My goodness. I don’t think any of us can quite comprehend the future ramifications for Vinesh missing weight this morning. When she awoke today, she was India’s first ever female Olympic finalist, guaranteed at least a silver. Now she will be returning home medal-less. God bless
🚨For those of you just waking up🚨
Vinesh Phogat, Olympic finalist at 50kg from India, missed weight this morning and will be disqualified from the tournament.
She was scheduled to wrestle American Sarah Hildebrandt in the finals today with an Olympic Gold Medal on the line.
This road has been long and difficult. I’m gonna take some time away to reflect and rebuild. This isn’t the end for me. Thanks to everyone for their support. Congratulations to all this year’s Olympians.
Maybe stories like this will wake up the IOC.
Wrestling needs MORE than six weight classes!
After three tough matches against world class opponents, no athlete should have to spend the night preparing for a Gold medal in this manner.
Absolute desperation from the Indian team
A thread: I'm sure a lot of you have heard about the young man who was forced to cut his hair during a wrestling match in order to avoid being disqualified. That young man is Andrew Johnson of Buena High School in New Jersey. Let me start off by saying, I commend Andrew for