Vinesh Phogat: 'Rules are rules', UWW chief's statement on Vinesh case, expressed disappointment, know what he said

In the semi-final match played on Tuesday, Vinesh defeated Cuba's Lopez Guzman 5-0. She became the first female wrestler to reach the Olympic final. Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat suffered a major setback on wednesday before the final match. She has been disqualified from the women's 50 kg weight category event. Now United World Wrestling (UWW) chief Nenad Lalovic has reacted to this.

'I am very sad'

During a conversation with india Today, United World Wrestling (UWW) chief Nenad Lalovic expressed disappointment. He said, "We must respect the rules. I am very sad about what happened to her. Her weight was too low. But rules are rules and everything is public. All athletes are there and it is impossible to include someone in the competition who is not right in terms of weight." Defeated Cuban wrestler in semi-finals

In the semi-final match played on Tuesday, Vinesh defeated Cuba's Lopez Guzman 5-0. She became the first female wrestler to reach the final of the Olympics. She was leading 1-0 till the first round. Then in the last three minutes, she made a double leg attack on the Cuban wrestler and earned four points. She maintained this lead till the end and made it to the final. Vinesh's journey in this olympics has been great. Before the semi-finals, she defeated Ukraine's Livach Uksana 7-5 in the quarter-finals.

Should she get a medal for reaching the final?

Nenad further said, "Impossible (to give her a medal because she reached the final). Because the brackets are changing, everything is changing. And anyway, rules are rules. Whoever moves forward, knows that he has another way. The next day, an appeal was made. I don't see anything that can be done. The competition is going on, and I don't think it is possible."