Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Update: CAS Ad-Hoc division extends time limit for panel to issue a decision
10 Aug 2024 9:24 AM GMT
Paris: In this file image wrestler Vinesh Phogat reacts after the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 50kg wrestling match against Japan's Yui Susaki, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. In a shocking reversal of fortunes, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Paris Olympics after she was found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final match. (AP Photo via PTI)
France: President of the CAS Ad-Hoc division in Paris has extended the time limit for the Panel to issue a decision on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's plea for a joint silver medal at the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh was disqualified from competing in the gold medal bout in the 50kg weight class for being 100 grams over the permissible limit. A heartbroken Vinesh Phogat had announced her retirement from wrestling, even though the country and the Indian sporting fraternity had rallied around her.
The Indian Olympic Association and Vinesh Phogat had initially filed an appeal on Wednesday at the Court of Arbitration of Sport seeking a new weigh-in and for Vinesh Phogat to be allowed to compete in the final. But since there was no time for the CAS’s ad hoc division to hear the case, Vinesh Phogat asked for the international court to award her a joint silver medal.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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