The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) rejected Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s plea for joint silver medal on Wednesday, marking the final development in the wrestler’s disqualification controversy. This happened right after CAS decided to postpone its decision until Friday, August 16.
The CAS released a statement to render its verdict which read, “The application field by Vinesh Phogat on August 7 has been dismissed.”
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) confirmed that the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification from the Olympic Games.
In a statement, IOA President PT Usha expressed “shock and disappointment at the decision of the Sole Arbitrator at the CAS to dismiss wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s application against the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).”
As a result, she no longer has a chance of winning the joint silver medal in women’s 50kg wrestling.
Earlier, Vinesh Phogat secured her place in the gold medal match by defeating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semi-finals. However, she was disqualified for being 100 grams over the 50 kg weight limit during the weigh-in on August 7 morning.
Later, Phogat appealed in the Court of Arbitration for Sport to grant her the joint silver medal. Additionally, she also announced her retirement from wrestling.
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Source: NewsX
