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The Olympic medal winner posted an open letter to PM Modi on X. Another Olympic medal winner, Sakshee Malikkh, had quit the sport Thursday to protest Sanjay Singh’s appointment.
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This is a highly and shamefully biased piece of writing. It is everything that good journalism should not be. Vinesh Phogat willfully chose to participate in a weight category that she did not fit. By not making it, she wasted a large amount of the tax payers money and betrayed the trust of the Government and the people. It is shameful that you continue to make this failure about Modi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIeK05xZlOM
Know the truth madam and don’t spread lie. We all are with Vigesh Phogat and the loss of a deserving medal. Every thing is not for politicizing.
To The Print: Will you publish my article where I write anything whose only authenticity is that, that I feel its right! – under this – “views are personal” tag.
Is this what you call journalism?
What else can be expected from this author. Leflist at its game again. The article should be genuine and not biased when you are honestly praising someone. Without doubt she is a superhero for our country – with or without medal. But first responsibility always lies with the player. She is no novice. But we hail her as superhero for the country without dragging politics into it. The Author has a smart skill of colouring everything. With that your artlicles look ill intended and shabby but without it they look good. suggest you keep politics out while writing. more readers will follow.
A bundle of lies. What else one can expect from Sagarika? Who won’t speak anything for RG Kar medical College Rape & Murder case, but pose as saviour for female wrestlers.
You are amazing, you just got out a different angle from the topic. Congratulations you are a true woman and a true feminist. Do you get classes from woke people of US for propagating woke messages? Why even I ask, you are in The Print! Let me ask one thing, what is the single right the Indian women does not have those men has? I exclude the Peaceful community from here, they are considered exceptional, and woke people don’t see the women rights for them.
Unfortunate and shocking analysis. To get political mileage some people go to the lowest ebb of tarnishing anybody. This is generally done by the people who always want to take advantage by asking excuse and making abuse.
Extremely disappointed that Print has chosen to publish this article. Firstly the author is a politician now and stopped being a proper journalist a long time back.
The article is neither about the sport or sportspersons. Its a female victimization propaganda.
If it was about sports, it would have mentioned that the weight management is a integral part of wrestling and most other combat sports. It is not a female /male issue.
hahahah, it’s like i am reading some political rally speech, that also a low level village based . God if these are journalist no wonder Print media is just some purchased political ideology denoting entity & she must be given to show her uter poor class of knowledge by writing this school level essay by making her boss happy. Her collegues might be knowing that. wasted by 2 mins of precious time & 1 min of writing on this low level purchases zhadnuist
Before venting your so called paid and hate filled opposition ideas in the name of liberal femine views, please also search and write about regining national champion in 50 kg, Ms Shivani, a BSF serving wrestler, who was the undisputed champion in her 50 kg weight category and was shown the door by this So-called Girl Cause lobby of Haryana and moved Vinesh Phogat to 50 kg, from 53 kag. And in 53kg another to save another Haryana wrestler, who brought bad name in Paris Olympic by smuggling her sister on her card.
No doubt Vinesh Phogat is very good wrestler but the point is when she played semifinal match her weight was ok but when she was supposed to play final her weight was increased. That means she was not having control in her eating and her dietician was not doing her job properly.
What the hell and who is she?. She lacks SOPs knowledge and regulation in international scenario. What NDA has to take if Jaya Bachhan registered her husband name in the middle name.
SHE SHOULD CARE YOUNG DOCTORS ARE NOT RAPED IN W BENGAL UNDER TMC.
I took the print out of this article and cleaned the shirt of Pappu dog.
Sagarika Ghose shouldn’t call herself a journalist. She should be ashamed of your biased thoughts.
She is trying to create a new division of politics by denying God’s own creation.
Men also do suffer a lot. They have been treated as money generators for centuries by women. They did it out of their selflessness and love for their entire family.
Sagarika Ghose is selfish and feminist.
Doubts are there, whether she will turn psycho a day, but on that even a male will come to her rescue.
Now, the question is that, will then she realise what are men, who have made roads by themselves for these selfish, poisonous women, who after using them to ride their aspirations, will behave as a traitor to their love.
Finally will she then apologise in the news media for creating divisiveness among loving genders in the society and male bashing?
This is surely unfortunate and heartbreaking incident. But ur journalism is pathetic and fake. Just because u hate BJP, u can utter anything?How come Indian PM and BJP responsible for this that too at Olympics.C’mon write sensibly and do ur homework instead of writing fake. Vinesh Phogat was not forced to compete in 50 kgs, rather she lost her bout in 53 kgs.
So just read and saw Sagarika Ghosh’s articles, all of them are anti govt, which clearly gives out her stance
Surely govt is at fault on many things but excelling in some things too. If criticsism is freedom of speech then appreciation too is part of that unless she is paid to promote one sided views, which i believe is the case. Embarrassed with such journalism, hope print will keep this in mind and improve with giving chance or unbiased journalism.
I feel ashamed of such biased journalism if it’s called by lady like sagarika ghosh. This what has journalism and media fallen down to now. Pl stopping giving biased viewpoints and accusations. Stop mixing politics and games if you do then Indians will suffer like this. Believe in judiciary, if they convict somebody then spk. Support one person doesn’t mean, accusing other, hope you are taught such basics nowadays in journalism.
Such a stupid and ignorant viewpoint. The nation stands with Vinesh throughout this. And you have nothing else to talk about apart from the current government. There are several points considered before participating in a certain category clearly you know nothing of. And about the weight gain before final, it is normal in this sport and Vinesh was unlucky. So stop spreading feminist propaganda bong didi
Shame on you. Not one word to condemn TMC government for the Doc rape murder, you are blaming Central Govt for Phogat episode.
Don’t you have any sense of pity? Grow up.
I am sure you are unaware about the rules of wrestling as same as your dirty politics. I seriously feel pity about the people of bengal when there representatives are as useless as you. Come and have a debate on how you can improve per capita income of west bengal. I am sure not by throwing out Tata from singur or by having jute mills. Please come and have a discussion on how Bengal can contribute into sports except cricket. And trust me, you will find answers of any of your own question related to sports.. It’s a promise of a retired wrestler to you that our daughters are more cultured, more powerful and more civilized than you.. Ghee aur Dhoodh peeti hai, Ganjha aur daaru nahi.
How is this person even qualified to write an article when she has not word to say about the Kolkata doctors gangrape!! Why does @PRINT allow biased articles to be published like this? How. Am this so called journalist bring politics in sports?? At a time when she was disqualified for being overweight?? Sorry, but this is third rate low level journalism!
Biased and pointless article as expected from a hair brained “journalist” keen to keep her side of establishment happy. Others misery is your fodder for politicising. No wonder Print not a favoured news source anymore
I am still unable to get convinced how 100grams could not be reduced, though I am unaware of the procedure.. solutions: tonsure, wear lighter cloth, or if allowed only with inner garments weighment, could have solved perhaps, as a small apple weighs 200grams and more…
I think the newstory be based on facts, and not on perception and one sided views. Connecting unrelated dots won’t make sense. Vinesh was given coach, scotdor and support staff of her choice and this is confirmed by herself. Did not distort facts to drive own agenda for political mileage or pseudo sympathy. When need empathy, and not sympathy
It shows how you are no more a journalist but just another mouth piece of a political agenda… the entire nation feels bad for she not winning but it’s clear you see it with sexist spectacles am sure you will make it about class in society soon too what an utter waste and imagine bthese are people in Rajya Sabha
Biased as usual. Decide. You want to bash Modi bash him. You want to support Ms Vignesh support. When you mix both as thats what you get to do when through out your life yellow journalism is your textbook.
Please don’t write stupid articles. Don’t make sports your political akhada. If you are so concerned about sports then go on at root level and help kids who can be our future for sports
Print is a anti-BJP media,very well known to all.
Writer is a politician of opposition TMC party whose lady leaders day and night abuse Honourable PM ,even his esteemed mother!!
What can be expected from such nasty people who are now experts in spreading fake stories,lies and cheap popularity stunts.
These people must salute PM Modiji for continuous support given to wrestler Vinesh Phogat.They must thank the PM for spending crores for Vinesh Phogat and sending her to Olympics.
Weight gain or lose is purely personal issue and depends of efforts of player itself, whether a male or a female.
Don’t make this cheating lady a lioness who for own interest violated rules,avoided selection,made nasty anti-Modi politics,played caste games and deprived many excellent talents from reaching Olympics.
We all know that sagarika ghosh is a hardcore communist, fake news creator and a west paid propagandist, who always tries to malign image of any govt who denies to bow down to the US and other western countries.
We read articles from sagarika ghosh to see how low one can fall for money…
A hard hitting article that exposes the crux of the matter. In a patriarchal society like India, achievers like Vinesh are shining stars whose light invites jealousy and retribution.
Her loss is India’s loss! Her heartbreak was felt by a billion hearts ❤️
Such a senseless article with nothing other than a political motive. Nothing to do about women
empowerment. Will this lady talk about the doctor who was raped and killed in calcutta?
Utter madness. Vinesh failed to qualify for 53 kg and Shivani Pawar (a poor wrester with humble background) lost her place in 50 kg due to this dirty politics by Vinesh. 50 kg was her choice and she failed to manage it and she is not a super hero as Anti govt want to portray. Shivani and India lost due Vinesh.
heights of shamelessness by sagarika ghosh. madam i m too a sports person…and i know and abide by rules. she was into professional sports for more than 12 yrs. she knows her body too. how it responds after l
hogging. she should be punished for this negligence. she wasted tax payer money for gaining sympathy & political political milage also to start a tool kit propaganda against govt. shame on MP & journalist and news broadcaster like The print for spreading fake narrative.
The author seems to be supportive of sports yet a feminist. The tall claims of defiance is just a farce as to be seen. How can a sadist author related phogats experience to political is sadist journalism. Such an author is too self proclaimed personality who can hardly comprehend the facts to fiction. What had happened to Vinesh phogat is sad and relating it to politics is the saddest part. Such authors should be mouthpiece of sychophants not athletes or sports personality.
Display of utter sick mentality. I don’t how much poison is filled in the brain of the writer. Brijbhushan incident is a shame but what happened here within India is totally different from what happened at paris.
Absolutely bullshit , ignorant Olympic association rules.
Her weight is usually 57 Kgs but she reduced to gain upper hand and lost in 53 Kgs so she further wanted to take advantage and fought in 50 Kgs but it was difficult for her to maintain below 50 Kgs . Accept defeat and failures with grace just don’t blame one man and party for all. The print has worst editors . And by the by I am not any party person.
It’s all bad politics…and rubbish no one had forced her to compete in 50 kg. group rather she her self participated in 50 kg .group,not only that she had even coach of her own choice,in fact she by participating in 50 kg group prevented and hindered the chance of Shivani
Its sheer misuse of platform to vent personal hatred and its evident in lies mentioned like she was forced in 50kg,whereas she got exceptional opportunity to participate in 2,not mentioning how she was defeated,how other wrestler lost opportunity. People can now read into your intention so better correct.
This is absolutely rubbish, let her keep this view with her .Athlete and her coach is resposible for the blunder .Moreover the IOA has supported with Harish salve who is very costly lawyer for tye negligence she has done .
Well written. If she does not get the medal, they will say (as they have been saying already), it is the athlete’s responsibility. If she does, they will be the first to take credit. In either scenario, they will not let her win. The only way is now for her to double down on her defiance – get into mainstream politics and defeat them. I read that the khap panchayats will support her fully – she must leverage that – if not for herself, she owes this to wrestling. She will have to ensure that the likes of Brijbhushan are shown their place. India is waking up and these remaining 4+ years will see the downfall of these jumlebaaz and paternalistic gangs.
R u putting sharing political preferences here using shoulder of vinesh to vent ur views … women challenging male dominance …today go and read news how many females are a problem in social fabric.. even social fabric is being broken for their egos … both are equal 50-50% and both needed equally to run social fabric ..dont do politics here
Giving space to opposition voices and all is fine. But when it is for absolute trash like this, you and your editorial team are testing the common sense of the average reader. I’ve been rooting for The Print for over 4 years and a subscriber but this descent towards being a yellow rag is painful. Better editorial standards please.
A disgusting and biased representation of fact. Murder of journalism In fact she is the one who had maximum entourage with her. In selection participated in 50 kg and 53 kg trial.
Politicisation of everything is not good. She is not the only player disqualified on these grounds. Players got disqualified for 50 gms too. This was known to her well. No doubt she is a great wrestler but unfortunately she succumbed to her success which is not exception. One cannot change rules either of selections at home or qualification in games retrospectively. Games are played on basis of certain set of rules applicable to all whether he/she is new or a old gold medalist.
A classic example of trying to spread false propaganda. Not a mention of how she was decimated in the Olympic trials in India and she later forced herself into a weight category much lower than where she failed. When it was a conscious decision to change the weight category you cannot point fingers at others for being not able to qualify for the final bout. In the same breath I would see a rules being formed where athletes don’t resort to these eccentric measures of rapid weight loss which put their life at risk.
Ms Vinesh Phogat has won a place in our hearts that is more valuable than an Olympic medal. Although she was professionally capable of winning a Gold. Pray she gets a shared Silver.
This is not a sports news it is a biased indian political news. How come print allows such biased political venom in sports. I will not blame Sagarika I will blame The Print and Sekhar.
I beg to disagree. Olympics is not equivalent to politics in India. There have been other wrestler this year who were disqualified due to same reason. Do you wish to say that they were disqualified due to politics in their respective countries? In that case you should have highlighted their cases as well.
Also I would wait for your expert views on R G Kar murder case and your state government inaction there, though I know you do selective politics
Sports require talent combined with discipline. I think Vimesh knew that her weight was a borderline case. She should have been aware of this and maintained strict discipline in diet so as to keep her weight well below the limit. Last minute workouts etc will not work and would only make the person weak. I think P T Usha is right. Vimesh and her coach are solely to be blamed for the mishap. They have put all Indians down by their own doing.
The ill treatment of the wrestlers by Brij Bhushan and their possible political sheltering is condemnable.
However, that has NOTHING to do with what transpired at the Olympics. This article is trying to mix up totally different issues, and going by the comments, failing miserably.
Not true. please don’t write anything that comes to your mind.Japanese wrestler was disqualified in Tokyo games for being 50 g overweight. He has himself made a statement. People ought to follow rules period. Weigh ins tale place in full public view.Please get some knowledge about competitions. We know you are a paid stooge but You can google Olympic Rules and you will get information that you need . At least behave like an MP . Also waiting for sn article on Atrocities on Bangladesh Hindus from you
Every country has its fair share of history where women were downtrodden. There is no reason to write as though being Indian and being hindu is shameful. On the contrary – we have had extraordinary examples of women rising in the ranks and leading men into battle. Of course we also have our fair share of male idiots who don’t know how to treat women right… But that’s true in every bloody country. This lady can write this in general – but no she can’t miss an opportunity to make us all feel shameful for being Indians. What a bloody rascal.
Objectivity please! I know its an extinct concept in journalism, but even by the dismal standards of modern day reporting, this story is a shocker. But what else could one have expected from the representative of a political party? She had no option but to glorify Mamta Banerjee and no option but to put down the BJP. To assume that as External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had no voice in foreign policy is at best speculative. And guess who has held the most powerful portfolio in the Modi Government for the last 6 years. Please tell me that Nirmala Seetharaman is a man. Further, tell me that she is non-assertive. Tell me that Finance Ministry is marginal. The cardinal rule of journalism is objectivity. It starts by never writing with a pre-conceived theory and selecting facts that support that theory. The only redeeming featurd in this whole propaganda is the line: these are the author’s personal views.
Why always print (the media supported by China) has such bad, unknown, uneducated writer’s writing these articles.
They get money by negative narrations. Seriously what made your upbringing to be soo negative for your own nation is a study in itself.
Soo bad, you are just anti Modi or current govt. Did you see topmost legal support was given to phogat. Central govt. Supported the best possible way. And you Rahul gandhi/ Congress influenced person just trying to speculate and read between the lines. Shame on you
RiP Sportsmanship and Sanity. She should be remembered for her earlier achievements, criticised for her avoidable drama at Jantar Mantar and ignominy for demanding a medal despite being rejected for being over weight. Rules are rules and she ought to have gracefully accepted the same as a true sportsperson. Alas she proved to be a sportsperson of the Congress variety.
What a shameful, politically motivated and baseless senseless article. Theprint is blocked forever.
Do you even think before posting such ridicule articles?
Kindly fact check and stop posting writings of people who are either blind to how things happen in sports and at level of Olympics or were always retard.
Why is ThePrint giving space to people like Sagarika Ghosh.
There is trend in India to bash Modi and BJP without any facts and earn reward like Rajya Sabha MP.
TMC is following DMK formula of rewarding hate mongers.
Law and Order and Ploitical violence is the worst in WB.
Look at what the communist and TMC (worse than communist) have done to a most developed state post independence.
In TN, DMK is putting Goondas on Journalst and YouTubers (Savukku Shankar) keeping them behind bars for several months putting one false case after another.
If theprint.in is serious and dehyphanated journalist as they claim in each video, they should do an objective article on Savukku.
I think theprint.in editor has taken a break when this article was published.
Many points in your article were on point but you lost me when you said that she was denied opportunity to wrestle in 53 Kg category. According to you should Ms Antim Panchal be denied that opportunity when she had hard earned that spot.
Please stop writing false articles and misguiding the public you might be paid by congress but please don’t corrupt the country that you were born in. It was no one’s fault things like these happen in sports after taking so much of governments funding and self chosen staff for Olympics no point of balming the government. It’s time for new athletes to be given chances now.
What about Sandeshkhali and today Kolkata Female Doctor brutual Rape and murder and you and your party wanted to save the culprits why because your party is most anti feamin in india who ever and whom so ever do anything with Girl Lady Female Doctor Female worker Female Farm workers but you are a bloody leeches not a utter a word for what happened in WEST BENGAL why because you sold your soul for a RS Ticket and now write this silly things why because of you and like your dirty political mind you play dirty you people and female are the true Predator of Indian Female Society,
Why did you clearly not mention the fact that she lost to Antim in Olympic Trials and that’s why she had to complete in 50kgs due to having no competition as such. No need of using propoganda thing here. You people are no better than those who are sitting in the goverment. Let the athletes take the responsibility for their own failures rather than finding excuses. She isn’t a privileged person to skip trials where every other athelete has appeared for trials. Seriously, such a low standard of journalism just like Aaj Tak. Shameful and useless people. Be it pro government or anti goverment, one thing is sure that we need to scrap today’s journalists like you who get blinded by political ideologies.
Sagarika Ghose, a known Modi hater, is given space to rave and rant. The article is full of lies to please her political Boss, Mamata Banerjee. The very same Sagarika Ghose keeps quite when goons of her party regularly cause mayhem in WB, raping, murdering and looting those opposed to her political Boss! She maintains total silence even as Hindus are massacred in the neighbouring Bangladesh, lest the TMC votebank, Muslims, take offense! The likes of Sagarika Ghose are wolves dressed in sheep clothing, masquerading as ‘secular’ politicians. They are an insult to our very political system!
Im not in the least surprised that Print has published an article full for lies rants and half truths from a discredited journalist, who alongwith her husband, the readers take with a large barrelful of salt..
Biased article . For athlete it was her 3 rd Olympic
She was very well aware of rule of games . Even other wrestlers were also disqualified before due to same rule.
It was her responsibility to maintain her weight in check within prescribed limit, which she failed to do.
Why so much noice on this ?
Keep politics out of sports and respect sports and play with spirit of the game.
Shame on people who are talking rubbish and either never played a game or don’t know how a game should be played – with honesty within rules and with sportsmanship. Period
This report has dangerous mix of half baked truth and conspiracy theories. It has nothing to do with truth.
Female Rahul Gandhi
This is a highly and shamefully biased piece of writing. It is everything that good journalism should not be. Vinesh Phogat willfully chose to participate in a weight category that she did not fit. By not making it, she wasted a large amount of the tax payers money and betrayed the trust of the Government and the people. It is shameful that you continue to make this failure about Modi.
This shameful act of yours has made us so miserable that it hurts us and makes us go weeping.
This day and this year will be very bad for you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIeK05xZlOM
Know the truth madam and don’t spread lie. We all are with Vigesh Phogat and the loss of a deserving medal. Every thing is not for politicizing.
If this is the shit you pedal, can’t support your magazine.
To The Print: Will you publish my article where I write anything whose only authenticity is that, that I feel its right! – under this – “views are personal” tag.
Is this what you call journalism?
What else can be expected from this author. Leflist at its game again. The article should be genuine and not biased when you are honestly praising someone. Without doubt she is a superhero for our country – with or without medal. But first responsibility always lies with the player. She is no novice. But we hail her as superhero for the country without dragging politics into it. The Author has a smart skill of colouring everything. With that your artlicles look ill intended and shabby but without it they look good. suggest you keep politics out while writing. more readers will follow.
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A bundle of lies. What else one can expect from Sagarika? Who won’t speak anything for RG Kar medical College Rape & Murder case, but pose as saviour for female wrestlers.
A bundle of lie. What else one can expect from Sagarika?!
You are amazing, you just got out a different angle from the topic. Congratulations you are a true woman and a true feminist. Do you get classes from woke people of US for propagating woke messages? Why even I ask, you are in The Print! Let me ask one thing, what is the single right the Indian women does not have those men has? I exclude the Peaceful community from here, they are considered exceptional, and woke people don’t see the women rights for them.
WONDER WOMAN
Unfortunate and shocking analysis. To get political mileage some people go to the lowest ebb of tarnishing anybody. This is generally done by the people who always want to take advantage by asking excuse and making abuse.
Extremely disappointed that Print has chosen to publish this article. Firstly the author is a politician now and stopped being a proper journalist a long time back.
The article is neither about the sport or sportspersons. Its a female victimization propaganda.
If it was about sports, it would have mentioned that the weight management is a integral part of wrestling and most other combat sports. It is not a female /male issue.
hahahah, it’s like i am reading some political rally speech, that also a low level village based . God if these are journalist no wonder Print media is just some purchased political ideology denoting entity & she must be given to show her uter poor class of knowledge by writing this school level essay by making her boss happy. Her collegues might be knowing that. wasted by 2 mins of precious time & 1 min of writing on this low level purchases zhadnuist
Sick article – editor improve ur mindset.
Before venting your so called paid and hate filled opposition ideas in the name of liberal femine views, please also search and write about regining national champion in 50 kg, Ms Shivani, a BSF serving wrestler, who was the undisputed champion in her 50 kg weight category and was shown the door by this So-called Girl Cause lobby of Haryana and moved Vinesh Phogat to 50 kg, from 53 kag. And in 53kg another to save another Haryana wrestler, who brought bad name in Paris Olympic by smuggling her sister on her card.
You are pure Godi media
I don’t find anything wrong in putting forward own views. Examples cited in the article can’t be overruled altogether.
No doubt Vinesh Phogat is very good wrestler but the point is when she played semifinal match her weight was ok but when she was supposed to play final her weight was increased. That means she was not having control in her eating and her dietician was not doing her job properly.
What the hell and who is she?. She lacks SOPs knowledge and regulation in international scenario. What NDA has to take if Jaya Bachhan registered her husband name in the middle name.
SHE SHOULD CARE YOUNG DOCTORS ARE NOT RAPED IN W BENGAL UNDER TMC.
I took the print out of this article and cleaned the shirt of Pappu dog.
What kind of utter crappy journalism is this? I’m not surprised this was by Sagarika Ghose
The print is the ridiculous media and should be banned for supporting these type of articles.
Sagarika Ghose shouldn’t call herself a journalist. She should be ashamed of your biased thoughts.
She is trying to create a new division of politics by denying God’s own creation.
Men also do suffer a lot. They have been treated as money generators for centuries by women. They did it out of their selflessness and love for their entire family.
Sagarika Ghose is selfish and feminist.
Doubts are there, whether she will turn psycho a day, but on that even a male will come to her rescue.
Now, the question is that, will then she realise what are men, who have made roads by themselves for these selfish, poisonous women, who after using them to ride their aspirations, will behave as a traitor to their love.
Finally will she then apologise in the news media for creating divisiveness among loving genders in the society and male bashing?
This is surely unfortunate and heartbreaking incident. But ur journalism is pathetic and fake. Just because u hate BJP, u can utter anything?How come Indian PM and BJP responsible for this that too at Olympics.C’mon write sensibly and do ur homework instead of writing fake. Vinesh Phogat was not forced to compete in 50 kgs, rather she lost her bout in 53 kgs.
So just read and saw Sagarika Ghosh’s articles, all of them are anti govt, which clearly gives out her stance
Surely govt is at fault on many things but excelling in some things too. If criticsism is freedom of speech then appreciation too is part of that unless she is paid to promote one sided views, which i believe is the case. Embarrassed with such journalism, hope print will keep this in mind and improve with giving chance or unbiased journalism.
I feel ashamed of such biased journalism if it’s called by lady like sagarika ghosh. This what has journalism and media fallen down to now. Pl stopping giving biased viewpoints and accusations. Stop mixing politics and games if you do then Indians will suffer like this. Believe in judiciary, if they convict somebody then spk. Support one person doesn’t mean, accusing other, hope you are taught such basics nowadays in journalism.
Such a stupid and ignorant viewpoint. The nation stands with Vinesh throughout this. And you have nothing else to talk about apart from the current government. There are several points considered before participating in a certain category clearly you know nothing of. And about the weight gain before final, it is normal in this sport and Vinesh was unlucky. So stop spreading feminist propaganda bong didi
Shame on you. Not one word to condemn TMC government for the Doc rape murder, you are blaming Central Govt for Phogat episode.
Don’t you have any sense of pity? Grow up.
I am sure you are unaware about the rules of wrestling as same as your dirty politics. I seriously feel pity about the people of bengal when there representatives are as useless as you. Come and have a debate on how you can improve per capita income of west bengal. I am sure not by throwing out Tata from singur or by having jute mills. Please come and have a discussion on how Bengal can contribute into sports except cricket. And trust me, you will find answers of any of your own question related to sports.. It’s a promise of a retired wrestler to you that our daughters are more cultured, more powerful and more civilized than you.. Ghee aur Dhoodh peeti hai, Ganjha aur daaru nahi.
How is this person even qualified to write an article when she has not word to say about the Kolkata doctors gangrape!! Why does @PRINT allow biased articles to be published like this? How. Am this so called journalist bring politics in sports?? At a time when she was disqualified for being overweight?? Sorry, but this is third rate low level journalism!
Biased and pointless article as expected from a hair brained “journalist” keen to keep her side of establishment happy. Others misery is your fodder for politicising. No wonder Print not a favoured news source anymore
Hope she writes about gruesome rape case in heart of TMC ruled state capital also.
I am still unable to get convinced how 100grams could not be reduced, though I am unaware of the procedure.. solutions: tonsure, wear lighter cloth, or if allowed only with inner garments weighment, could have solved perhaps, as a small apple weighs 200grams and more…
I think the newstory be based on facts, and not on perception and one sided views. Connecting unrelated dots won’t make sense. Vinesh was given coach, scotdor and support staff of her choice and this is confirmed by herself. Did not distort facts to drive own agenda for political mileage or pseudo sympathy. When need empathy, and not sympathy
Height of stupidity and twisted facts should be writing about Kolkata women rather than taking potshots at Modi. What kind of journalism you do????
It shows how you are no more a journalist but just another mouth piece of a political agenda… the entire nation feels bad for she not winning but it’s clear you see it with sexist spectacles am sure you will make it about class in society soon too what an utter waste and imagine bthese are people in Rajya Sabha
Biased as usual. Decide. You want to bash Modi bash him. You want to support Ms Vignesh support. When you mix both as thats what you get to do when through out your life yellow journalism is your textbook.
Please don’t write stupid articles. Don’t make sports your political akhada. If you are so concerned about sports then go on at root level and help kids who can be our future for sports
Print is a anti-BJP media,very well known to all.
Writer is a politician of opposition TMC party whose lady leaders day and night abuse Honourable PM ,even his esteemed mother!!
What can be expected from such nasty people who are now experts in spreading fake stories,lies and cheap popularity stunts.
These people must salute PM Modiji for continuous support given to wrestler Vinesh Phogat.They must thank the PM for spending crores for Vinesh Phogat and sending her to Olympics.
Weight gain or lose is purely personal issue and depends of efforts of player itself, whether a male or a female.
Don’t make this cheating lady a lioness who for own interest violated rules,avoided selection,made nasty anti-Modi politics,played caste games and deprived many excellent talents from reaching Olympics.
We all know that sagarika ghosh is a hardcore communist, fake news creator and a west paid propagandist, who always tries to malign image of any govt who denies to bow down to the US and other western countries.
We read articles from sagarika ghosh to see how low one can fall for money…
A hard hitting article that exposes the crux of the matter. In a patriarchal society like India, achievers like Vinesh are shining stars whose light invites jealousy and retribution.
Her loss is India’s loss! Her heartbreak was felt by a billion hearts ❤️
Such a senseless article with nothing other than a political motive. Nothing to do about women
empowerment. Will this lady talk about the doctor who was raped and killed in calcutta?
Utter madness. Vinesh failed to qualify for 53 kg and Shivani Pawar (a poor wrester with humble background) lost her place in 50 kg due to this dirty politics by Vinesh. 50 kg was her choice and she failed to manage it and she is not a super hero as Anti govt want to portray. Shivani and India lost due Vinesh.
heights of shamelessness by sagarika ghosh. madam i m too a sports person…and i know and abide by rules. she was into professional sports for more than 12 yrs. she knows her body too. how it responds after l
hogging. she should be punished for this negligence. she wasted tax payer money for gaining sympathy & political political milage also to start a tool kit propaganda against govt. shame on MP & journalist and news broadcaster like The print for spreading fake narrative.
The author seems to be supportive of sports yet a feminist. The tall claims of defiance is just a farce as to be seen. How can a sadist author related phogats experience to political is sadist journalism. Such an author is too self proclaimed personality who can hardly comprehend the facts to fiction. What had happened to Vinesh phogat is sad and relating it to politics is the saddest part. Such authors should be mouthpiece of sychophants not athletes or sports personality.
I just read an article about 8 animals on the planet which don’t have a brain. Then I read this article by Sagarika Ghosh.
She just made it 9.
Kuch bhi….mane kuch bhi…..modiji ne bola tha thus thus ke khane ko….omg…..kuch bhi
Display of utter sick mentality. I don’t how much poison is filled in the brain of the writer. Brijbhushan incident is a shame but what happened here within India is totally different from what happened at paris.
When will Mamta banerjee act against rapes by her own party men, what’s stopping her.. Is that modi too
You’re mentally sick Sagarika . Take care
Bad and biased journalism
Please don’t take readers for granted
I think it’s better to keep your views to your self rather than publishing it publicly
What a biased article and clearly shows the victim mentality of the writer.
Get well soon.
Logic left earth after reading this article
Hurted by reading your biased article. No one has compelled her for 50kgs but she herself forced the authorities. Bad politics.
What a sorry mental state of the writer.
Doesn’t even notice how biased the article becomes just after first paragraph.
The context of the athlete is a viel to put forward her own propaganda of politics.
Would double check before reading articles from “the Print”
Absolutely bullshit , ignorant Olympic association rules.
Her weight is usually 57 Kgs but she reduced to gain upper hand and lost in 53 Kgs so she further wanted to take advantage and fought in 50 Kgs but it was difficult for her to maintain below 50 Kgs . Accept defeat and failures with grace just don’t blame one man and party for all. The print has worst editors . And by the by I am not any party person.
It’s all bad politics…and rubbish no one had forced her to compete in 50 kg. group rather she her self participated in 50 kg .group,not only that she had even coach of her own choice,in fact she by participating in 50 kg group prevented and hindered the chance of Shivani
Its sheer misuse of platform to vent personal hatred and its evident in lies mentioned like she was forced in 50kg,whereas she got exceptional opportunity to participate in 2,not mentioning how she was defeated,how other wrestler lost opportunity. People can now read into your intention so better correct.
This is absolutely rubbish, let her keep this view with her .Athlete and her coach is resposible for the blunder .Moreover the IOA has supported with Harish salve who is very costly lawyer for tye negligence she has done .
Well written. If she does not get the medal, they will say (as they have been saying already), it is the athlete’s responsibility. If she does, they will be the first to take credit. In either scenario, they will not let her win. The only way is now for her to double down on her defiance – get into mainstream politics and defeat them. I read that the khap panchayats will support her fully – she must leverage that – if not for herself, she owes this to wrestling. She will have to ensure that the likes of Brijbhushan are shown their place. India is waking up and these remaining 4+ years will see the downfall of these jumlebaaz and paternalistic gangs.
An undefeated champion indeed.
R u putting sharing political preferences here using shoulder of vinesh to vent ur views … women challenging male dominance …today go and read news how many females are a problem in social fabric.. even social fabric is being broken for their egos … both are equal 50-50% and both needed equally to run social fabric ..dont do politics here
What a wonderful article.
Giving space to opposition voices and all is fine. But when it is for absolute trash like this, you and your editorial team are testing the common sense of the average reader. I’ve been rooting for The Print for over 4 years and a subscriber but this descent towards being a yellow rag is painful. Better editorial standards please.
A disgusting and biased representation of fact. Murder of journalism In fact she is the one who had maximum entourage with her. In selection participated in 50 kg and 53 kg trial.
Absolutely ridiculous! Stop peddling your agenda. In sports, the disqualification due to weight category issues are common!
Politicisation of everything is not good. She is not the only player disqualified on these grounds. Players got disqualified for 50 gms too. This was known to her well. No doubt she is a great wrestler but unfortunately she succumbed to her success which is not exception. One cannot change rules either of selections at home or qualification in games retrospectively. Games are played on basis of certain set of rules applicable to all whether he/she is new or a old gold medalist.
A classic example of trying to spread false propaganda. Not a mention of how she was decimated in the Olympic trials in India and she later forced herself into a weight category much lower than where she failed. When it was a conscious decision to change the weight category you cannot point fingers at others for being not able to qualify for the final bout. In the same breath I would see a rules being formed where athletes don’t resort to these eccentric measures of rapid weight loss which put their life at risk.
Ms Vinesh Phogat has won a place in our hearts that is more valuable than an Olympic medal. Although she was professionally capable of winning a Gold. Pray she gets a shared Silver.
This is not a sports news it is a biased indian political news. How come print allows such biased political venom in sports. I will not blame Sagarika I will blame The Print and Sekhar.
I beg to disagree. Olympics is not equivalent to politics in India. There have been other wrestler this year who were disqualified due to same reason. Do you wish to say that they were disqualified due to politics in their respective countries? In that case you should have highlighted their cases as well.
Also I would wait for your expert views on R G Kar murder case and your state government inaction there, though I know you do selective politics
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Sports require talent combined with discipline. I think Vimesh knew that her weight was a borderline case. She should have been aware of this and maintained strict discipline in diet so as to keep her weight well below the limit. Last minute workouts etc will not work and would only make the person weak. I think P T Usha is right. Vimesh and her coach are solely to be blamed for the mishap. They have put all Indians down by their own doing.
Controverstial ex journalist & TMC RS MP ? She will write shit only . Why u r lowering your standard unless u get good subscription from TMC
Looks like both husband and wife have lost their marbles and moral compasses since 2014. Bloody prestitutes. Ack thoo..
The ill treatment of the wrestlers by Brij Bhushan and their possible political sheltering is condemnable.
However, that has NOTHING to do with what transpired at the Olympics. This article is trying to mix up totally different issues, and going by the comments, failing miserably.
Stop your bullshit and nonsense and stop using Media for your personal hatred and brainwash others through your toxic intellectual thoughts.
The article is not news but a personal propaganda, probably written by disgrunted author after fight with her husband over ill cooked Macher jhol.
She has not only unnecessarily dragged unsuspecting Olympian’s name , who is already battling a war with CAS, but created a false narrative around it.
The Editor must be cautious to float such garbage in public domain.
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Politically motivated article, just not in good taste for the Indian sports. auther must introspect.
Not true. please don’t write anything that comes to your mind.Japanese wrestler was disqualified in Tokyo games for being 50 g overweight. He has himself made a statement. People ought to follow rules period. Weigh ins tale place in full public view.Please get some knowledge about competitions. We know you are a paid stooge but You can google Olympic Rules and you will get information that you need . At least behave like an MP . Also waiting for sn article on Atrocities on Bangladesh Hindus from you
Every country has its fair share of history where women were downtrodden. There is no reason to write as though being Indian and being hindu is shameful. On the contrary – we have had extraordinary examples of women rising in the ranks and leading men into battle. Of course we also have our fair share of male idiots who don’t know how to treat women right… But that’s true in every bloody country. This lady can write this in general – but no she can’t miss an opportunity to make us all feel shameful for being Indians. What a bloody rascal.
Objectivity please! I know its an extinct concept in journalism, but even by the dismal standards of modern day reporting, this story is a shocker. But what else could one have expected from the representative of a political party? She had no option but to glorify Mamta Banerjee and no option but to put down the BJP. To assume that as External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had no voice in foreign policy is at best speculative. And guess who has held the most powerful portfolio in the Modi Government for the last 6 years. Please tell me that Nirmala Seetharaman is a man. Further, tell me that she is non-assertive. Tell me that Finance Ministry is marginal. The cardinal rule of journalism is objectivity. It starts by never writing with a pre-conceived theory and selecting facts that support that theory. The only redeeming featurd in this whole propaganda is the line: these are the author’s personal views.
Why always print (the media supported by China) has such bad, unknown, uneducated writer’s writing these articles.
They get money by negative narrations. Seriously what made your upbringing to be soo negative for your own nation is a study in itself.
Soo bad, you are just anti Modi or current govt. Did you see topmost legal support was given to phogat. Central govt. Supported the best possible way. And you Rahul gandhi/ Congress influenced person just trying to speculate and read between the lines. Shame on you
RiP Sportsmanship and Sanity. She should be remembered for her earlier achievements, criticised for her avoidable drama at Jantar Mantar and ignominy for demanding a medal despite being rejected for being over weight. Rules are rules and she ought to have gracefully accepted the same as a true sportsperson. Alas she proved to be a sportsperson of the Congress variety.
What a shameful, politically motivated and baseless senseless article. Theprint is blocked forever.
Do you even think before posting such ridicule articles?
Kindly fact check and stop posting writings of people who are either blind to how things happen in sports and at level of Olympics or were always retard.
Why is ThePrint giving space to people like Sagarika Ghosh.
There is trend in India to bash Modi and BJP without any facts and earn reward like Rajya Sabha MP.
TMC is following DMK formula of rewarding hate mongers.
Law and Order and Ploitical violence is the worst in WB.
Look at what the communist and TMC (worse than communist) have done to a most developed state post independence.
In TN, DMK is putting Goondas on Journalst and YouTubers (Savukku Shankar) keeping them behind bars for several months putting one false case after another.
If theprint.in is serious and dehyphanated journalist as they claim in each video, they should do an objective article on Savukku.
I think theprint.in editor has taken a break when this article was published.
Many points in your article were on point but you lost me when you said that she was denied opportunity to wrestle in 53 Kg category. According to you should Ms Antim Panchal be denied that opportunity when she had hard earned that spot.
Why is this sounding more political than about sportsmanship…something is off
Please stop writing false articles and misguiding the public you might be paid by congress but please don’t corrupt the country that you were born in. It was no one’s fault things like these happen in sports after taking so much of governments funding and self chosen staff for Olympics no point of balming the government. It’s time for new athletes to be given chances now.
This is a very nice piece of shit, completely liquefied, known as diarrhea.
Politically motivated. No facts. Kuch Bhi.com.
What about Sandeshkhali and today Kolkata Female Doctor brutual Rape and murder and you and your party wanted to save the culprits why because your party is most anti feamin in india who ever and whom so ever do anything with Girl Lady Female Doctor Female worker Female Farm workers but you are a bloody leeches not a utter a word for what happened in WEST BENGAL why because you sold your soul for a RS Ticket and now write this silly things why because of you and like your dirty political mind you play dirty you people and female are the true Predator of Indian Female Society,
Why did you clearly not mention the fact that she lost to Antim in Olympic Trials and that’s why she had to complete in 50kgs due to having no competition as such. No need of using propoganda thing here. You people are no better than those who are sitting in the goverment. Let the athletes take the responsibility for their own failures rather than finding excuses. She isn’t a privileged person to skip trials where every other athelete has appeared for trials. Seriously, such a low standard of journalism just like Aaj Tak. Shameful and useless people. Be it pro government or anti goverment, one thing is sure that we need to scrap today’s journalists like you who get blinded by political ideologies.
Sagarika Ghose, a known Modi hater, is given space to rave and rant. The article is full of lies to please her political Boss, Mamata Banerjee. The very same Sagarika Ghose keeps quite when goons of her party regularly cause mayhem in WB, raping, murdering and looting those opposed to her political Boss! She maintains total silence even as Hindus are massacred in the neighbouring Bangladesh, lest the TMC votebank, Muslims, take offense! The likes of Sagarika Ghose are wolves dressed in sheep clothing, masquerading as ‘secular’ politicians. They are an insult to our very political system!
Im not in the least surprised that Print has published an article full for lies rants and half truths from a discredited journalist, who alongwith her husband, the readers take with a large barrelful of salt..
Biased article . For athlete it was her 3 rd Olympic
She was very well aware of rule of games . Even other wrestlers were also disqualified before due to same rule.
It was her responsibility to maintain her weight in check within prescribed limit, which she failed to do.
Why so much noice on this ?
Keep politics out of sports and respect sports and play with spirit of the game.
Shame on people who are talking rubbish and either never played a game or don’t know how a game should be played – with honesty within rules and with sportsmanship. Period