On Tuesday night, Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman wrestler to make it to the final, weighed around two kg too much.
Vinesh Phogat , an Indian wrestler, was unexpectedly disqualified from the Paris Olympics for not meeting the weight criteria for the women’s 50kg division. The IOA stated in a statement, “She weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning, despite the best efforts by the team through the night.”
The wrestler Vinesh Phogat was reportedly almost 100 grams over the allowable limit, according to some early reports. As earlier reported by The Indian Express, Vinesh, who made it to the finals and became the first Indian woman wrestler to accomplish so, weighed almost two kg more on Tuesday night.
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Our bones, muscles, and fat make up our bodily weight. Trying to shed this much weight in a day is quite risky since it would require giving up all carbohydrates and proteins, not to mention salt or water—something boxer Nikhat Zareen also had to do. It’s doubly hard for a 29-year-old like Vinesh to lose this weight, especially over night.
In a conversation, Dr. Das stated, “We lose water and salts even when we breathe and do nothing, so actively trying to lose water and not hydrating enough can prove to be dangerous and lead to many complications in the body.” “Doing this is never recommended by medicine, athlete or not.”
According to Dr. Gupta, when blood sugar levels fall below 70 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl), the body may enter hypoglycemia as a result of losing too much water and carbohydrates.
Your body’s glycogen stores—the main energy source—quickly run out when you dramatically cut calories to lose weight. Low blood sugar levels can result from this, particularly if you don’t eat enough carbs, which is generally the case for these athletes.
Hypoglycemia manifests as trembling, perspiration, lightheadedness, disorientation, and a fast pulse. According to Dr. Das, total renal failure is also a possibility.
According to Dr. Gupta, our brains require glucose to function for little more than two to three minutes. “Severe and irreversible brain damage can be caused in as little as 2-3 minutes,
