Paris Olympics 2024: Antim Panghal issues clarification on reports about sister’s arrest

After Indian wrestler Antim Panghal’s 0-10 loss against Turkey’s Yetgil Zeynep, it was reported that she tried to sneak her sister into the Olympic Games village using her accreditation card but was detained by the French police.

However, Antim refuted the rumours of her and her sister’s arrest in Paris. Antim clarified that no such thing happened. While it is true that her sister was taken to the police station, Antim said that it only happened as the police wanted to verify her true identity.

“I lost the bout because I couldn’t fight properly. After that, I heard people saying that the police arrested my sister. There was nothing like that. When I lost the bout, I wasn’t feeling too well. I had a fever. My sister, who was staying at a hotel, called me there. I took the permission of the Indian coach to go, urging that I wasn’t feeling good. And I was given the permission, so I went to the hotel. But I needed my things, which were still in the Olympic village,” said Antim.

“I slept because I wasn’t feeling good. My sister took my accreditation and went to the village. She asked the officials if she could take my stuff, as I wasn’t feeling good. They took the accreditation and took her to the police station for verification. She was only taken to the police station for verification, nothing else. The police didn’t call me. They verified the accreditation and sent her back,” the wrestler added.

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