Shortly after India received a huge setback at the Paris Olympics with the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the 50 Kg women's wrestling final, the grappler was consoled by Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra. Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States' Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the Gold Medal match. A statement issued by the Indian Olympic contingent said that Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50 kg mark and was disqualified. In a post on X, Bindra wrote, "Completely gutted. Sometimes you don't need a gold medal to be a true champion to people...."