UWW President Nenad Lalovoc meets Wrestling Federation of India president Sanjay Singh and Indian Olympic Association PT USHA
Paris, August 8, 2024: United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovoc met with Wrestling Federation of India president Sanjay Singh and Indian Olympic Association PT USHA in the wake of Vinesh Phogat disqualification from the 50kg competition after the wrestler failed the weigh-ins on the second day of her competition in Paris Olympics. During the meeting at the Wrestling House in Paris, Lalovic said that strict rules for weigh-in on competition days were drawn up keeping the wrestlers’ long-term health in view. The rules dissuade athletes from competing in lower weight categories with weight loss methods that could impact their health in the long term. On IOA’s suggestion that a wrestler's results from the day on which the athlete met the weigh-in requirements should not be disqualified, the UWW President was sympathetic. UWW will also discuss the suggestion at an appropriate platform but it could not be done retrospectively: Statement from UWW on Vinesh Phogat