Bollywood celebrities have reacted after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday. The wrestler was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final in Paris, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold. (Also Read | Rajkummar Rao, Taapsee Pannu congratulate Vinesh Phogat for becoming 1st Indian woman wrestler to reach Olympic final ) Swara, Huma react to Vinesh's disqualification Taking to X (formerly Twitter), actor Swara Bhasker tweeted, "Who believes this 100 grams overweight story??? (Heartbreak emoji).
" Huma Qureshi wrote on X, "Please tell me something can be done (see-no-evil monkey emoji). They have to let her fight @Phogat_Vinesh @Olympics @OGQ_India @IndianOlympians." Taapsee praises Vinesh Taking to her Instagram Stories, actor Taapsee Pannu shared a news article.
She said, "This is heartbreaking, but honestly, this woman has already made her mark beyond gold by now! @vineshphogat (red heart emoji)." What happened with Vinesh Vinesh had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in the event on Tuesday night. "She was found overweight by 100gm this morning.
The rules do not allow this and she has been disqualified," said an Indian coach. The Indian Olympic Association later confirmed the development and requested privacy for the wrestler, who was competing in her third Olympics. "It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vin.