Indian wrestler Antim Panghal’s accreditation to the Paris Olympic Village has been canceled and he has been ordered to leave Paris. The reason behind this is his sister, who was caught by the security officials using the wrong accreditation card to enter the campus. Last’s sister Nisha Panghal was briefly detained by the Paris police for her crime, but was later released with a warning following the intervention of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). However, after this incident, the IOA has directed the latter to leave Paris along with his coach, brother and sister.
August 7 was not a good day for Panghal as her much-awaited Olympic debut at Paris 2024 ended with a defeat in the first round of the women’s 53 kg wrestling competition at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Wednesday. According to the information, Ultimately Panghal had gone to meet her personal coach and sparring partner, while she had asked her sister Nisha to use her accreditation to collect her luggage from the Paris Games Village.
Hopes of final Pangh in Olympics dashed
Ultimately Panghal had to face 0-10 defeat in the opening round of women’s freestyle 53 kg. The final match was against Türkiye’s Yenep Yetgil. Now his sister has been summoned by the Paris Police.
The 19-year-old player’s hopes of remaining in the race for the bronze medal through repechage were also dashed. Earlier, World Championships bronze medalist Final, who was one of the first wrestlers to secure an Olympic quota in the category of Vinesh Phogat, lost in 101 seconds in the first round. The Turkish wrestler emerged victorious on the basis of “technical superiority”, where she had a clear 10-point lead over her Indian opponent.
Zeynep was in complete control as she pinned the last one for two points, then took two more points and then did a double flip for four points. When the referee stopped the match, he won by two more points and the finalist had tears in his eyes. She has become the third wrestler from the country who will return empty handed.
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What next for the final Panghal?
India’s biggest medal hope in wrestling was eliminated after a shameful 0-10 defeat to Turkey’s Yetgil Zeynep in the final Panghal women’s 53 kg category. Those who had achieved Olympic quota in this category lost in the last 101 seconds. Earlier Vinesh used to play in this weight category.
The Turkish wrestler was declared victorious on the basis of technical superiority. If Zeynep had qualified for the finals, the finalists would have got a chance to play in the repechage, but this will not happen. Zenipe has lost her match.