Vinesh Phogat’s CAS Appeal Dismissed: Verdict Stands Against!

Updates on the verdict of the Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing, Paris Olympics: By postponing the decision on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for the silver medal until Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport gained itself extra time on Tuesday.

News on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for disqualification from the Paris Olympics: The plea filed by wrestler Vinesh Phogat to be granted a shared silver medal at the Olympics in Paris has been denied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Only one day prior, the CAS had purchased additional time to determine what would happen to Vinesh Phogat’s silver medal. The ruling was postponed by the CAS until Friday, August 16, on Tuesday.

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After she was heartbreakingly disqualified from competing in the final of the 50kg weight class for being 100 grams over the permissible limit, Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from the sport. But not before deciding to fight for her medal, this time in the court: assisted by the Indian Olympic Association, Vinesh Phogat knocked on the doors of the CAS to be awarded a shared silver medal. At present, Sarah Hildebrandt from the USA has been awarded gold while Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who Vinesh beat in the semi-final, was asked to compete for the gold medal against Hildebrandt and claimed silver.

In the repechage rounds, Yui Susaki of Japan (stunned by Vinesh in the first round) beat Oksana Livach of Ukraine by technical superiority to claim bronze, while in the bronze medal match, Feng Ziqi of People’s Republic of China beat Otgonjargal Dolgorjav to claim the other bronze.

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One of the contentions of Vinesh Phogat, her legal team, and the IOA is that she had been under the weight limit for the first day of the competition where she had reached the 50kg final.

If Vinesh Phogat had been successful in her bid, she would have been awarded a joint silver medal along with Yusneylis Guzman Lopez.

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