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'Vinesh, you are our daughter': Sushma Swaraj comforts grappler

Vinesh Phogat's progress was halted when she suffered a knee dislocation in her quarterfinal fight against Chinese rival Sun Yanan.

Vinesh Phogat's progress was halted when she suffered a knee dislocation in her quarterfinal fight against Chinese rival Sun Yanan.

Rio de Janeiro: Woman grappler Vinesh Phogat, who was India’s medal hope in Rio 2016, was stretchered off the mat after suffering a knee dislocation in her 48kg quarterfinal bout here on Wednesday.

Saddened by the unfortunate exit, Vinesh could not hold back her anguish as she said:

If I tel u that I m ok it wud b lying to myself n all of u. Right nw I m hurt; both physically and mentally. I ll recover soon. Thank u all

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