'Zindagi Phansi Hai Kisi...': Vinesh Phogat's X Post After Career Setback Goes Viral

2018 Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat’s latest X post, hours after she was barred by the Wrestling Federation of India to take part in tournaments for a month, has gone viral on social media.

Phogat on Saturday, May 9, signalled her intent to fight back after WFI issued a detailed show-cause notice accusing her of indiscipline and anti-doping rule violations, while also ruling her ineligible to compete in domestic events until June 26.

The WFI stated that Phogat hadn’t completed the mandatory six-month notice period required for athletes making a comeback from retirement under UWW Anti-Doping Rules.

That means Phogat will have to delay her comeback plans. She had been aiming to return to competition at the National Open Ranking event in Gonda,

scheduled to start on Sunday, May 10.

Phogat had stepped away from the sport in 2024 after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics.

“ज़िंदगी फँसी हैं किसी मँझधार में
ज़माना ढूँढता हैं खामी मेरे किरदार में..

ज़िंदगी तेरा सर सदा बुलंद रखा हैं
झुकाने की ताकत नहीं किसी तलवार में.!!!,” Phogat tweeted on Saturday night.

ज़िंदगी फँसी हैं किसी मँझधार में
ज़माना ढूँढता हैं खामी मेरे किरदार में..

ज़िंदगी तेरा सर सदा बुलंद रखा हैं
झुकाने की ताकत नहीं किसी तलवार में.!!!

— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) May 9, 2026

Earlier in the day, the WFI, in a 15-page notice, alleged that Phogat’s behaviour had caused ‘lasting damage to the reputation of Indian wrestling’ in Paris and violated provisions of the WFI Constitution, UWW International Wrestling Rules and anti-doping regulations.

Allegations have intensified over the past few days. Phogat had accused the WFI of blocking her entry for the Gonda event and also stated that she was among the six complainants against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment.