Vinesh Phogat (Image credit: PTI) GONDA: What was expected to be a routine domestic ranking tournament in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district turned into one of the most politically and emotionally charged episodes Indian wrestling has witnessed in recent years. Standing outside the indoor hall of Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya on Monday afternoon was three-time Olympian and two-time World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat, who came out of retirement and walked straight into the stronghold of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brije Bhushan Sharan Singh.But the comeback never officially started. Despite arriving at the venue with husband Somvir Rathe, bodyguards, former protest associates and around 50 supporters, Vinesh was denied entry to the Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya complex in Nawabganj, the venue of the three-day meeting.
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