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Former Haryana Chief Minister: Former Haryana Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda said on Thursday that ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat should be sent to the Rajya Sabha, adding that his Congress would have sent her to the Upper House if it had the required number of MLAs.

On Thursday morning, a dejected Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling via a social media post, a day after getting disqualified from the Paris Olympics, hours before her gold medal match owing to her failure to clear the second weigh-in process.

Stating that Vinesh has brought glory to the country in the field of sports, Hooda said, “Her performance at this Olympics was excellent. She defeated the best wrestlers from all over the world. In the very first match, she defeated a wrestler from Japan who was undefeated till then.