India’s Vinesh Phogat lopped off her hair and forced herself into a smaller singlet but still fell 100 grams short of Olympic glory in a cruel twist to the rollercoaster career of one of the most compelling wrestlers of her time, at the Paris Games.
While a billion-plus Indians went to bed on Tuesday night thinking they were assured of a silver medal and dreaming of a gold from Phogat, the 29-year-old was doing everything she could to get below the 50kg mark.
