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Hafta letters: Vinesh, Paris Olympics, French politics

The sad reality of Vinesh getting disqualified is that everyone shouting in the fish market (newsrooms) doesn’t know jack about weight cutting. When she was above the limit, she wasn’t eligible and the reason behind that is not because 0.1 kg is nothing. It’s huge!

Every athlete cuts ‘water weight’ and is on the brink of dehydration when they make weight. Why? Because they regain the lost weight as soon as they rehydrate. (During weigh-ins, they could be 50 kg but before the fight they are as much as 3-4 kg heavier).

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