Vinesh Phogat announces return to wrestling, a year after Paris Olympics disqualification

Three-time Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her return to wrestling on Friday (December 12, 2025).

In an X post, she said “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. For the first time in years, I allowed myself to breathe.”

“I took time to understand the weight of my journey the highs, the heartbreaks, the sacrifices, the versions of me the world never saw. And somewhere in that reflection, I found the truth, I still love this sport. I still want to compete.”