Vinesh Phogat was at the cusp of making history at the Paris Olympics 2024 , but has now been disqualified from the finals for being ‘overweight’. Minutes after the announcement was made, several Bollywood stars including Farhan Akhtar, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and Vicky Kaushal took to their social media to show support for the wrestler. (Also read: 'Who believes this 100gms overweight story?': Swara Bhasker, Huma shocked at Vinesh Phogat's Olympics disqualification ) ‘Heartbroken for you’ Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram Stories and wrote, “Vinesh Phogat you are an inspiration to the entire nation.
Nothing can take away your resilience, nothing can take away your courage and nothing can take away the hardships you've been through to create history! Today you must be heartbroken to say the least and we are heartbroken with you. But woman you are gold- you are iron and you are steel! Nothing can take that away from you! A champion for the ages! There is no one like you. Farhan Akhtar shared a picture of Vinesh in a new post on Instagram, and wrote in the caption, "Dear @vineshphogat .
. One can only try and imagine how devastated you must be but still not fully understand. Heartbroken for you that the quest ended like this.
But please know that we are all very proud of you and all you have done for the sport. You will always be a champion and an inspiration to millions. Keep your chin up.
" Also read: ‘No, no, no': Heartbroken Vinesh Phogat fans, including Anan.