PARIS – In India, the female wrestler Vinesh Phogat is something of a national hero. She seemed on the edge Wednesday of becoming one of the great stories – anywhere – of 21st century Olympic history, one you would make a documentary about, or even a feature film with soaring background music.

In her case, since her family has already been the subject of one movie – a second Bollywood blockbuster.

The script, please, because as her Twitter/X bio reads, “One day, all of your hard work will pay off,” and as of Tuesday night, Vinesh Phogat had put herself in position to maybe be India’s first female individual Olympic gold medalist.

And then, Wednesday morning, she did not make weight.