India’s Olympic contingent are devastated after one of their marquee athletes, the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat, was disqualified hours before her gold medal match for exceeding the 50kg restriction by the weight of a medium-sized banana (100 grams) despite even cutting off her hair in an attempt to fight for gold.
she probably did. At that level, they want to be just as close to the restriction as possible while still being under. I can easily lose a kilo or two taking my morning piss.
or if you’re rounding to the nearest kg, then 50.49 kg becomes the new restriction. except what if it was 50.51? it’s just 2 grams more. what’s the big deal?
Yeah as much as this sucks, and it really really sucks, I don’t think we can really claim that it’s bullshit or unfair. Every athlete has to conform to these standards, and they are very well known ahead of time.
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