All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler , who was debarred from her final in the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100gm above the prescribed limit. ADVERTISEMENT Higuchi, the gold medallist in men's 57kg freestyle event, was eliminated from the qualifiers of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago for being overweight by just 50gm. He eventually even lost a playoff bout and could not compete in his home Olympics despite being highly rated even at that time.
"I understand your pain the best. Same 50g. Don't worry about the voices around you.
Life goes on. Rising from setbacks is the most beautiful thing. Take a good rest," Higuchi, who defeated India's Aman Sehrawat in the 57kg freestyle category semifinals en route to his gold, wrote on X while commenting on Vinesh's retirement announcement.
I understand your pain the best. same 50g. Don't worry about the voices around you.
Life goes on. Rising from setbacks is the most beautiful thing. Take a good rest.
https://t.co/KxtTMw4vhL August 9, 2024 Before his gold at the Paris Olympics 2024, Higuchi had won a silver in the 2016 Rio Games. "I have passed through a setback and despair, but I managed to succeed by believing myself.
Still, I don't think I could've won the gold medal with my efforts alone," Higuchi was quoted as saying by 'Japan News' as he looked back at the Tokyo debacle for which he blamed his fondness for junk f.