Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, on Sunday, September 18, lashed out at critics after she gained the bronze medal within the 53kg on the 2022 World Championships in Belgrade. She additionally turned the primary Indian lady to win two medals on the world degree. She defeated Sweden’s Emma Jonna Malmgren to complete with bronze.
However, Phogat was greeted with quite a lot of flak after she misplaced to Mongolia’s Khulan Batkhuyag in her opening bout. She acknowledged that athletes strive their hearts out, however aren’t robots by any means. Phogat additionally talked about that there are lots of people who think about them consultants whereas sitting at dwelling.
“Athletes are humans and while being an athlete is a huge part of who we are, it doesn’t mean we work like robots every time a tournament is announced. Not sure if this culture is in every country or this is just India where we have so many experts sitting at home,” Phogat wrote.
“Every individual, professional or not, has chased hardships, struggles and challenges through their journey. Difference is the world does not comment and criticise them thinking they are experts on those professionals and their careers. But we have many who consider themselves as experts on sports who think they know the efforts, the hardships and what goes into training an athlete,” she added.
I hope everybody might be extra accountable about their phrases.. Focus on what your athletes are doing nicely! People have to have a greater perspective and cease the fixed criticism in Indian sports activities. pic.twitter.com/C7CWCgODCH
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) September 18, 2022
“Why are we as athletes answerable to them about every detail when all athletes get back is comments on how they should train, what they should do instead of support and encouragement when times are tough. Is it very discouraging when people assume they can comment on when athletes should stop or end their career, when they should play and not play.
“A win always does not mean that an athlete has done anything extra extraordinary and a loss does not mean that the athlete has not tried during that game. Winning and losing is a part of every athlete’s journey and the athletes try hard each time,” she mentioned.
After dropping to Batkhuyag, additionally the silver medallist of the 2022 Asian championships, Phogat made it by way of to the repechage spherical.
Earlier, Vinesh Phogat additionally gained the gold medal within the 53kg class within the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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