Phogat, who was training in Hungary with her coach Woller Akos ahead of the Games, was supposed to reach Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Olympics : Vinesh Phogat, India’s star wrestler missed her flight to Tokyo for the Olympics from Frankfurt. According to PTI, it came to light that she had overstayed in the European Union (EU). The 26-year-old overstayed her stay in the European Union by a day. She is the reigning Asian Games and Commonwealth Game champion.
“It was an oversight and something not done on purpose. Instead of 90 days as per her Schengen visa, it was calculated that she had been in the EU for 91 days after she landed in Frankfurt from Budapest,” PTI quoted an IOA official.
“The matter was taken up by SAI swiftly and the Indian consulate in Frankfurt reached the airport to sort out the matter. Vinesh will be in Tokyo tomorrow.”
Phogat, who was training in Hungary with her coach Woller Akos ahead of the Games, was supposed to reach Tokyo on Tuesday. She was stopped at the Frankfurt Airport before boarding the connecting flight to Japan.
Vinesh is currently staying the night at a hotel in the Frankfurt airport premise and will leave for Tokyo. IOA has assured it was just a mistake, and she did not do this deliberately.
Vinesh is being considered as a gold medal contender in the 53kg women’s freestyle category. She is also top seed. She is flying this late to Tokyo because her competition starts on August 5.
The way Vinesh has dominated the circuit, she is easily a strong gold contender in her category. The change in weight category has worked well for her as she now has more strength in her muscles.
She is a tactically superior wrestler, has immense power that makes her one of the favourites for a medal.
However, she can concede points on counter-attack, the only area of concern in her game.
