‘My body is not broken, but I'm truly broken’: Vinesh Phogat after Tokyo trauma - a look at wrestler’s journey

Five years after being stretchered off the mat with a twisted knee in Rio, Vinesh Phogat was the top seed in the women's 53-kg freestyle event in Tokyo. However, Belarusian Vanesa Kaladzinskaya shocked her in the quarter-finals and the 26-year-old was accused of "indiscipline" by the Wrestling Federation of India on her return from Japan.

India's grappler Vinesh Phogat is not sure when, if at all, she would return to the wrestling mat as she struggles to cope with the disappointment of her recently concluded Tokyo Olympics campaign. Five years after being stretchered off the mat with a twisted knee in Rio, the 26-year-old was the top seed in the women's 53-kg freestyle event in Tokyo. However, Belarusian Vanesa Kaladzinskaya shocked her in the quarter-finals and Phogat was accused of "indiscipline" by the Wrestling Federation of India on her return from Japan. As the celebration continues across India after the country's biggest medal haul in Tokyo, Phogat is grappling with a second Olympic disappointment.