Shashi Tharoor's message in Hindi for wrestler Vinesh Phogat: ‘System se…’

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Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement a day after she was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of her 50kg category gold medal bout in the Olympics...

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his eloquent use of English vocabulary, posted a message in Hindi on Thursday for wrestler Vinesh Phogat after she announced her retirement from the sport.I)..

Phogat made the announcement a day after she was disqualified and missed out on the opportunity to win a medal at the Paris Olympics..

Vinesh Phogat made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final at an Olympics..

However, Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after weighing in a few kilograms over her 50kg weight division in Wednesday mornings weigh-in...

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