India’s Olympic contingent are devastated after the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified before her gold medal match for not making the weight despite cutting off her hair off.
She weighed a couple kilos over before this. In order to try and meet the minimum weight, she didn’t drink water for a day while exercising intensely to sweat a lot. She was so dehydrated that they gave her IV fluids after she failed the weigh-in. The weight category she tried to compete in was way too low for her.
But she weighed in every other day too so she was the correct weight every day so far. One day she’s 100g over and she loses her chance for a gold medal. That’s harsh AF.
She weighed a couple kilos over before this. In order to try and meet the minimum weight, she didn’t drink water for a day while exercising intensely to sweat a lot. She was so dehydrated that they gave her IV fluids after she failed the weigh-in. The weight category she tried to compete in was way too low for her.
But she weighed in every other day too so she was the correct weight every day so far. One day she’s 100g over and she loses her chance for a gold medal. That’s harsh AF.
The rules are known to all competitors. It must remain harsh in order to be as fair as possible.