India, April 10 -- Taking up Haryana government on its offer to provide her with benefits equivalent to those of an Olympic silver medalist, wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat has opted for a cash prize of Rs.4 crore.

The 30-year-old was disqualified from the 2024 Paris Olympics for being overweight just before her bout for the gold medal in the 50 kg category. A day after her disqualification, Phogat had announced her retirement from wrestling.

The three-time Olympian had led from the forefront the protests against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh.

Notably, after retiring from wrestling, Phogat successfully contested the Haryana assembly elections from the Julana seat last year on a Congress ti...