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Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi supported Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat and said that he understands her pain. Vinesh was disqualified from the final of the Paris Olympics for being 100 grams more than the prescribed limit. All wrestlers are familiar with the pain of being disqualified due to a few extra grams.
Paris. Wrestlers are all too familiar with the pain of being disqualified due to a few extra grams and now Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi has come out in support of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, saying he understands her pain. Vinesh was disqualified from the Paris Olympics final for being 100 grams over the prescribed limit. Higuchi, a gold medallist in the men’s 57kg freestyle event, was knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers three years ago for being just 50 grams overweight.
After this, he could not participate in his home Olympics. Higuchi defeated India’s Aman Sehrawat in the semi-finals of 57 kg freestyle and entered the final and won the gold medal. Commenting on Vinesh’s retirement announcement, he wrote on ‘X’, “I understand your pain very well. Just 50 grams. Don’t worry about what others say. Life goes on. Recovering from failures is the most beautiful thing. Rest well. ”
Higuchi won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Talking about failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, he told ‘Japan News’, “I have gone through failure and disappointment, but I managed to succeed by believing in myself. Still, I don’t think I could have won a gold medal with just my efforts.” Higuchi was then being blamed for her addiction to ‘junk food’.
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