Weight and watch: An athlete's challenges in managing the self

Vinesh Phogat faced a challenging situation as she prepared for the women's 50kg freestyle final in Paris. Despite her efforts in managing weight through extensive exercise, she was slightly over the limit during the morning weigh-in. Often, it is those in the lower weight categories who face the bigger problems, further complicated in case of women for whom shedding weight is physiologically not as easy as in men.