Hema Malini inspires internet’s collective ‘facepalm’ with comment on Vinesh Phogat: ‘Important to keep weight in check’ | Bollywood
Aug 07, 2024 03:58 PM IST Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after weighing a few grams over her 50kg weight division in the morning weigh-in. Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the finals at Paris Olympics 2024 for being overweight in the women’s 50kg category on the morning of her bout. According to reports, she was 100 grams over the permissible weight when she arrived for the morning weigh-in. She was within the required weight on Tuesday, the first day of her bouts at these Olympics. Veteran actor turned politician Hema Malini has now reacted to the news and said that it is ‘a lesson for all of us’ to keep our weight in check. (Also read: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal and more support Vinesh Phogat after Olympics disqualification: ‘How devastated you must be’) Hema Malini has given her thoughts on the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat in the finals of Paris Olympics 2024. What Hema Malini said Talking to PTI, Hema Malini said, “It is very surprising and bada ajeeb sa bhi lagta …