Haryana Plans Grand Welcome for Vinesh Phogat

• 09 Aug 2024

Why in News?

According to the sources, the Haryana government plans a grand welcome for wrestler Vinesh Phogat despite her Paris Olympics finals disqualification.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister of Haryana announced that Phogat, who became the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final, would be honoured as a medalist.
  • Haryana government offers Rs. 6 crore to gold medalists, Rs 4 crore to silver medallists and Rs 2.5 crore to bronze medal winners in the Olympic games.
• Vinesh Phogat was competing in the 50-kg category and missed the cut by 100 grams during the weigh-in, leading to her disqualification.
  • She has also announced retirement from wrestling.

Olympics

• About:
  • The Olympics are an international sporting event that takes place every four years.
    • The goals of the Olympics are to cultivate human beings through sport and contribute to world peace.
  • The Olympics include: Summer Games, Winter Games, Youth Olympics Games.
• History and Origin:
  • Olympics trace their roots back around 3,000 years to Ancient Greece's Peloponnese region.
  • While the precise starting date remains uncertain, 776 BC is a commonly mentioned year in historical records.
    • The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896 based on the plan of Pierre de Coubertin.
• Olympic Rings:
  • The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings of different colors (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white background.
  • These rings represent the five continents of the world and symbolize the unity and diversity of nations through sports.