Vinesh Phogat’s plea for a shared silver medal in women’s 50kg wrestling at the Paris Olympics was granted by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hear the Indian athlete’s plea on Friday, where she will be represented by the country’s top lawyer Harish Salve, according to reports. The expected time of the hearing is 1 pm IST or 9:30 am Paris time on Friday, and an interim verdict is likely to get in the subsequent couple of hours.
Vinesh was disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024 hours before her gold-medal bout against Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of the USA. The Indian wrestler did not pass the weigh-in process and was found 100gm overweight. She was stripped of a podium finish despite ensuring at least a silver after becoming the first Indian female wrestler to enter an Olympic final.
Vinesh and IOA had no choice but to appeal to the CAS.Their first appeal was against the disqualification from the final. Vinesh wanted the CAS to intervene and allow her to fight for the gold medal, which was rejected, but the Indian wrestler’s second plea to give her the joint-silver medal was accepted.
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Source: HT
