VINESH PHOGAT'S OPPONENT SARAH HILDEBRANDT, WHO WON GOLD IN HER CATEGORY, REVEALS SHE IS A 'BIG WEIGHT CUTTER'

Vinesh Phogat's opponent Sarah Hildebrandt, who won gold in women's 50kg at the Paris Olympics, revealed she is a 'big weight cutter' to meet weigh-in rules.

VINESH PHOGAT'S OPPONENT SARAH HILDEBRANDT, WHO WON GOLD IN HER CATEGORY, REVEALS SHE IS A 'BIG WEIGHT CUTTER'

While the world of wrestling was in turmoil due to Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sarah Hildebrandt—Vinesh's opponent for the women's 50 kg gold medal on Wednesday night—was going through her own emotional struggle. For her, it was the most unusual day ever. Hildebrandt believed she had won the gold medal even though she hadn't competed in the final when Vinesh was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight during the required weigh-in for wrestlers on tournament day.