Vinesh Phogat’s Asian Games dream broken, she was eliminated after losing in the semi-finals of the trials.

Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s dream of playing in the Asian Games 2026 has been shattered. Vinesh Phogat lost in the semi-final match of women’s 53 kg category in the selection trials held at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. With this defeat, she missed out on securing her place for the upcoming Asian Games. In the semi-finals, she caused a big upset by defeating Meenakshi Goyat 6-4.

Vinesh Phogat’s day was full of ups and downs and controversies in the trials held on Saturday. On one hand, he demonstrated his experience and fighting spirit brilliantly, while on the other hand, the controversy regarding weight category also remained a topic of discussion. Despite all the difficulties, she reached the semi-finals but could not win the last four match.

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Showed a great comeback in the quarter finals

Vinesh Phogat started the trials on a high note and defeated Jyoti 7-1 to enter the next round. After this he faced Nishu in the quarter finals. At the beginning of the match, Nishu had taken a lead of 5-0 and it seemed that Vinesh’s challenge would end here. However, experienced Vinesh did not give up and made a strong comeback to level the match. During this period, controversies continued for a long time regarding technical decisions, malfunction of the video screen and objections of the coaches. Ultimately, Vinesh won the match and made it to the semi-finals.

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There was controversy regarding 53 kg category

Before the trials started, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had asked Vinesh Phogat to be allowed to play only in the 50 kg category. The federation’s argument was that he had participated in the same weight category in recent international tournaments. Vinesh opposed this decision and demanded to give herself a chance in the 53 kg category. Later WFI changed its decision and allowed him to play in 53 kg category. During weighing, his weight was found to be 53.9 kg, after which he was included in this category.