Vinesh’s Asiad dream shattered with semi-final loss at trials

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Vinesh Phogat was knocked out of the Asian Games selection trials here on Saturday after losing to Meenakshi Goyat 4-6 in a tense semifinal bout of the women’s 53kg event. The loss will dash Vinesh’s hopes of a comeback and her chances of securing a berth at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan later this year.

“I have not failed. I was fighting a whole system, I was on one side and everyone else on the other. I had to fight for every point,” Vinesh said after her defeat, referring to her longstanding battle with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

She was allowed to compete in the trials by the Supreme Court after a favourable decision from the Delhi High Court. Vinesh also vowed to come back, saying she will keep preparing, but did not specify where she would compete next.

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