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Vinesh Phogat Reverses Retirement, Says 'stepping Back Toward LA28'
Los Angeles Olympics: India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who announced her retirement hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024, has reversed her decision to retire and announced that she would return to the mat as she set her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Vinesh, who joined politics a day after announcing her retirement from wrestling following a heart-wrenching disqualification from the Paris Olympics gold medal bout, took to social media to announce her decision that "I still want to compete" with with a heart "that's unafraid and a spirit that refuses to bow."
"People kept asking if Paris was the end. For a long time, I didn't have the answer. I needed to step away from the mat, from the pressure, from the expectations, even from my own ambitions," Vinesh said in a statement.
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