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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from the sport, following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics. In a poignant social media post, she expressed her deep devastation and disappointment after failing to make weight by 100 grams before her crucial gold medal match.

Mirabai Chanu managed to successfully complete the clean but faltered during the jerk, resulting in her dropping the weight. Overcome with emotion, she covered her face and walked off the platform. Unfortunately, she finished fourth, missing out on a second consecutive medal. This marks another instance of fourth-place finishes for Indian athletes at the Paris Olympics. Let's check out the silver medalist's net worth, assets and earnings. She won the silver at the Tokyo Olympics

Sri Lanka clinched the three-match series 2-0, marking their first bilateral ODI series win over India since 1997, following a tie in the series opener.

The first photo of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat with IOA President PT Usha has gone viral following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024.

Sri Lankan cricketer Sadeera Samarawickrama has represented the national team in all three formats. The right-handed batsman has garnered attention not only for his performances on the field but also for his financial standings. 

Despite Vinesh Phogat's shocking disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 final, Punjab-based Lovely Professional University (LPU) on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for its student and wrestler.

Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, India's Chief Medical Officer at the Paris Olympics 2024, disclosed on Wednesday that one of the "drastic measures" employed to ensure Vinesh Phogat stayed within the weight limit for her gold medal match in the 50kg category was cutting off her hair.

Pakistan have included fast bowler Naseem Shah in a 17-man squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh set to start on August 21. Shan Masood continues as captain, while Saud Shakeel promoted to vice-captain. 

Somvir Rathee is an Indian professional wrestler and two-time national gold-medalist. Somvir and Vinesh Phogat got married on December 2018. 

Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to Vinesh Phogat in the semifinals, will take on Sarah Hilderbrandt in the final. Meanwhile, Japan's Yui Susaki,  Phogat's opening round opponent, and Ukraine's Oksana Livach, who was beaten 5-7 by the Indian in the quarter-finals, will now fight for the bronze.