World wrestling federation

World Wrestling Federation: IOA chief P.T. Usha slammed former wrestler Vinesh Phogat for blaming the association for her disqualification from the Paris Olympics, saying, "the wrestler's team is accountable, not the IOA". Vinesh, who joined politics soon after her retirement following her Olympics disqualification, won her debut political bout, getting elected from Julana seat in the Haryana Assembly elections on Tuesday. She secured a total of 65,080 votes to defeat her BJP rival, professional pilot Yogesh Bairagi.

Following the news of Vinesh’s victory, Usha revealed her thoughts on the wrestler's criticism of IOA for their role in her disqualification at the Paris Olympics.

"She was a sportsperson. She should carry the qualities of a sportsman, I am not trying to say politicians are bad but she went to the Paris Olympics for sports and we all wanted medals from her. After meeting her, we went to the World Wrestling Federation president to protest. They said, 'rules are rules' and after that, everything went into chaos.