Wrestling-India's Phogat ends retirement for another crack at Olympic glory


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 50kg Semifinal - Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 06, 2024. Vinesh Phogat of India gestures after winning the match against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/ File Photo

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - India's Vinesh Phogat reversed her decision to retire on Friday, announcing a new chapter in a rollercoaster career that appeared to have ended with her dramatic disqualification on the eve of her gold medal bout at the Paris Olympics lastyear.

Despitestarving herself for a week and spending hours in the sauna, Phogat was 100 grams overweight ahead of the women's 50kg freestyle final in Paris.

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