Three-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat announced her return to wrestling on Friday, a year after retiring in the wake of her Paris Olympics disqualification.

In a heartfelt post on X, Phogat reflected on her journey. “People kept asking if Paris was the end. For a long time, I didn’t have the answer. I needed to step away from the mat, from the pressure, from the expectations, even from my own ambitions. For the first time in years, I allowed myself to breathe,” she wrote.

She explained that reflection rekindled her passion for the sport. “I still love this sport. I still want to compete. In that silence, I found something I’d forgotten—the fire never left. The discipline, the routine, the fight… It’s in my system.”

Phogat declared her intent to aim for Los Angeles 2028, adding, “This time,

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