Wrestling, Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat’s petition dismissed by Court of Arbitration for Sport

Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s petition to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, against her disqualification in the women’s 50kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was dismissed on Wednesday.

“The application filled by Vinesh Phogat on 7 August 2024 is dismissed,” read the decision in a release by the Ad hoc division of CAS.

This development comes just a day after the court had deferred its verdict to August 16.

#BREAKING CAS dismisses wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s application for silver medal in Olympics wrestling.#ParisOlympics2024 #VineshPhogat pic.twitter.com/t7LK7UMwPH— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) August 14, 2024

The verdict means that Phogat, who announced her retirement hours after the disqualification, and India will not be granted a silver medal as the grappler had asked for.

Phogat was disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics as she weighed 100 grams over the limit on the second day of the competition, hours before her gold medal bout. The 29-year-old Commonwealth Games champion had reached the title clash after three wins, including a first-round upset over the top seed Yui Susaki of Japan.

Phogat had first appealed to be reinstated to the gold medal bout against United States of America’s Sarah Hildebrandt before changing her petition and requesting a joint silver medal along with Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman Lopez.

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