Antim Panghal & team to be deported from Paris

In a major embarrassment for India, Antim Panghal and her entire entourage is being deported from Paris for a major disciplinary breach where the young wrestler handed her official accreditation card to her sister who was caught by security while leaving the Games Village. Panghal had crashed out of the Paris Olympics after losing her opening bout in the women's 53kg during the day. "The Indian Olympic Association has decided to fly wrestler Antim and her support staff back after a disciplinary breach was brought to IOA’s notice by the French authorities," an IOA statement said.Antim's sister Nisha Panghal was briefly detained for her crime by the Paris police, but was later let go with a warning upon the intervention of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). However, the mishap has since led to IOA instructing Antim to leave Paris with her coach, brother and sister.
Antim, a two-time junior world champion and a senior World Championships bronze medalist, lost 10-0 to Turkey's Zeynep Yetgil, a two-time European Championships bronze winner. Antim Panghal earned a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India in the women's 53kg by winning a bronze medal at the World Championships last year. She replaced veteran Vinesh Phogat to become India's top wrestler in the weight division.