Maybe, I could return to wrestling, says Vinesh Phogat at her village

At around 1 am, after being part of close to 20 felicitation ceremonies during her journey from Delhi Airport, wrestler Vinesh Phogat reached her village to receive a rousing welcome. A crowd of 1,000-odd villagers watched as Vinesh Phogat expressed her disappointment of missing out on a medal in the Olympics after she was disqualified for being overweight by 100 grams at the Paris Olympics.

“I just want to say that missing the Olympic medal is the biggest wound in my life. I don’t know how much time it would have taken to heal this wound. But as I got love from my fellow Indians, my village and my family members, I guess I would get some courage to make this wound heal. Maybe, I could return to wrestling. I don’t know if I would pursue wrestling or not but the kind of courage I got today, I want to use that in the right direction. Our fight has not ended and the fight will continue and I pray to god that the truth will prevail,” said Vinesh Phogat while addressing the crowd.

Accompanied by brother Harvinder Phogat along with mother Premlata and brother in law Bajrang Punia, the 29-year-old was patted on the back by the village women on her return.

An exhausted Vinesh Phogat fainted during the felicitation ceremony at her village in Balali, Haryana. (Express Photos by Jasbir Malhi)

Exhausted after the long day, Vinesh Phogat would be given ORS as he continued to speak. “I still don’t know whether I deserve all the accolades or not. But I feel myself to be the luckiest to be born in this village. I want to clear this debt of my village and I assure that I would always fight for the honour of the women and of this village. I want it from the bottom of my heart that somebody from the village carries my legacy and even breaks my records. I would be always indebted for the soil of my country as well Balali. And if I can promote the women wrestlers of my village as the country in whatever way I could, it would be my biggest achievement,” said Vinesh Phogat.

Mother Premlata had been awake since early morning to get her daughter from the airport but gets emotional, forgetting her tiredness of the whole day as she heads ahead to welcome Vinesh at the village entrance. “When she left for Paris, we prayed to god for her success and today when she has returned, we again ask god for her success. Medal or no medal, the biggest thing for us is that my daughter has shown her power of fighting to the whole world,” said the proud mother.

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