Vinesh Phogat’s plea for Olympic silver accepted by CAS, hearing today, Harish Salve to represent the wrestler | Paris Olympics 2024 News
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In a major shot in the arm for wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s fight for a silver medal after her dramatic disqualification from the women’s 50kg freestyle event from the Paris Olympics, 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 on Friday, and an interim verdict is likely in the subsequent couple of hours.
Vinesh was disqualified on the morning of her gold-medal match in the 50kg division after being found overweight by 100gm on the second official weigh-in.
CAS accepted Vinesh’s plea on Thursday after an assessment where it found enough merit in it.
After Vinesh’s disqualification, her place in the final was taken by Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, whom Vinesh had defeated in the semifinal. However, the Cuban lost to the eventual gold medallist Sarah Hildebrandt of USA in the final.
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The expected time of the hearing is 1 pm IST on Friday, and an interim verdict is likely in the subsequent couple of hours.
Vinesh was disqualified on the morning of her gold-medal match in the 50kg division after being found overweight by 100gm on the second official weigh-in.
CAS accepted Vinesh’s plea on Thursday after an assessment where it found enough merit in it.
After Vinesh’s disqualification, her place in the final was taken by Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, whom Vinesh had defeated in the semifinal. However, the Cuban lost to the eventual gold medallist Sarah Hildebrandt of USA in the final.
More to follow…
