Olympics-Wrestling-India's Panghal to fly home following discipline breach


Paris 2024 Olympics - Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final - Champ de Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 07, 2024. Antim Panghal of India in action with Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

PARIS (Reuters) - Indian wrestler Antim Panghal will fly home from the Paris Olympics following a disciplinary breach, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said on Wednesday.

The IOA did not give any details but Indian media reported that Panghal's sister had tried to enter the Games Village using her accreditation.

Panghal lost 10-0 to Turkey's Zeynep Yetgil in the women's 53kg freestyle event at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in Paris; editing by Ed Osmond)

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