India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday confirmed that she has successfully registered for the upcoming ranking tournament in Gonda after claiming that she was being blocked from competing by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

The clarification comes after confusion over her delayed entry. The WFI maintained that technical issues with the registration portal had initially prevented many wrestlers, not just Vinesh, from completing the process.

She was eventually able to submit her entry after the link became accessible.

“My registration to participate in the upcoming ranking tournament was done this morning. I could not complete the registration yesterday as the link was closed. Thank you for the support from everyone. I am looking forward to competing in my first competition after 20 months,” Vinesh wrote on social media.

While Vinesh said the registration could be completed only this morning, information from the WFI revealed that her registration was processed and completed at 10:29 pm on Monday night.

Vinesh is set to compete in 57kg category at the National Open Ranking event in Gonda from May 10-12. It will be her first event after getting disqualified from the 2024 Paris Games for being overweight. She had announced retirement but turned the decision, keeping an eye on this year’s Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.

She became a mother and also an MLA on Congress ticket during the Haryana assembly elections in October 2024.

Published on Apr 28, 2026