Mumbai, August 17: Champion wrestler Vinesh Phogat arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Saturday following the heartbreak in Paris Olympics where she was disqualified for being overweight after reaching the 50kg final. There was a thick security cover as Phogat, who was found 100 grams overweight on the day of her bout earlier this month, landed in the national capital. Vinesh Phogat Says 'I Want To Thank the People of the Country Who Were Supporting Us in Our Fight' As She Returns from Paris Olympics 2024 (Watch Video).

London Olympics bronze medal-winning shooter Gagan Narang, who was the chief de mission of the Indian contingent in Paris, called her a champion, posting a photo with Phogat at the Paris airport. Both of them were on the same flight to Delhi.

Vinesh Phogat In Tears at Delhi's IGI Airport 

Gagan Narang's Tweet on Vinesh Phogat

Phogat had to stay back in Paris after she had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a joint silver which was eventually dismissed on Wednesday. She will also be given a grand welcome at her native village in Balali in Haryana. Vinesh Phogat in Tears As She Returns Home After Her Disqualification From Paris Olympics 2024 (Watch Video).

"Vinesh is returning to the country. People have come here at the (Delhi) airport to welcome her. People are also waiting to welcome her at our village. People are exciting to meet Vinesh and encourage her," her brother Harvinder Phogat said.

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