Vinesh Phogat, once hailed as India’s wrestling prodigy, is now proving that if there’s one thing she can excel at better than wrestling, it’s playing the ultimate blame game. After all, when you’re constantly on the hunt for the culprit of your own failures, why waste time on trivial things like personal accountability?
In the latest episode of “It’s Not My Fault,” Vinesh launched a verbal attack on none other than the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, PT Usha. The alleged crime? Clicking a photo with Vinesh on her hospital bed at the Paris Olympics, of course. Oh, how the mighty IOA has fallen to the level of hospital paparazzi! Forget about missing the gold medal by 100 grams – it’s the IOA president clicking photos that’s the real scandal here.
Imagine being so distracted by a photo op that you forget to notice the scale tipping just a little too high! But, you see, that 100-gram difference wasn’t really Vinesh’s fault. It’s probably PT Usha’s too – after all, if she hadn’t been so busy taking photographs, maybe she could have literally lifted some weight off Vinesh’s shoulders. Or stomach. Or wherever those extra grams came from.
The 100 Gram Drama: When Haircuts Aren’t Enough Vinesh Phogat
For those not keeping up with the daily melodrama that is Indian sports, here’s a recap: Vinesh was disqualified from the women’s 50kg wrestling category because she missed the weight requirement by a heartbreaking 100 grams. And no, chopping off hair and staying awake all night wasn’t enough to save her from the horror of that tiny digit on the scale. So close, yet so far – but let’s not talk about preparation or personal responsibility. The real villain here is PT Usha’s camera.
A Hero’s Journey… to Politics?
After the disqualification, things took a dramatic turn (as if they hadn’t already). Despite desperate attempts to reverse her fate – including an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) – Vinesh was handed another blow. CAS refused to hand her a joint silver medal, because clearly, showing up overweight shouldn’t get in the way of winning a medal, right?
But the real heartbreak, according to Vinesh, wasn’t losing the match or the medal. It was that infamous photograph. Yes, folks, the root of her disillusionment was PT Usha daring to “politicize” her misfortune by sharing a photo to show support. Now, when you’re lying in a hospital bed after a soul-crushing failure, what better way to comfort yourself than accusing others of opportunism? Forget sportsmanship, what Vinesh needed was a scapegoat.
But why stop there? If wrestling didn’t work out and if the world is too busy playing politics, why not just join politics? Vinesh returned to India, teary-eyed, disillusioned with the world of sports, and ready to launch her new career in – you guessed it – the Indian National Congress. After all, if you’re good at blaming everyone else for your problems, politics seems like the perfect fit. Who needs a wrestling mat when you can have a political podium?
Olympic Dreams to Political Schemes of Vinesh Phogat
So, here we are. Vinesh Phogat, once India’s great wrestling hope, is now poised to become a new face in Indian politics. The shift seems almost poetic – from wrestling opponents to wrestling with the truth. Her blame-heavy narrative and newfound love for exposing conspiracies will surely find a comfortable home in the grand theater of Indian politics.
No doubt, she’ll make a name for herself in Congress, where the only sport that matters is finger-pointing. And perhaps this time, she’ll be in perfect weigh-in condition – not for the Olympics, of course, but for the next round of political drama. Because why settle for gold on the wrestling mat when you can aim for political stardom, armed with nothing but grievances and an unyielding belief that everyone else is at fault?
Vinesh Phogat: wrestler turned champion of complaints. Watch this space – her best blame game is yet to come.
