Decision on Phogat deferred, whether she will get silver medal or not, CAS will give decision on August 11

Paris Olympic 2024: The decision on whether Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat will get the silver medal has been postponed once again. CAS will now pronounce its verdict on this matter on August 11. After disqualifying herself, Vinesh Phogat has appealed to the Arbitration for Sports (CAS) where the hearing has been completed. According to the latest update, now the decision on this matter can come by 6 pm on August 11.

What was the matter?

Vinesh Phogat was disqualified even before the final of the women's 50 kg weight category as her weight was found to be 100 grams more than the prescribed limit during the weighing on the morning of the final to be held on Thursday, August 7. According to the rules of United World Wrestling (UWW), the organization that governs wrestling in the Olympics, any wrestler found to be overweight is disqualified from the entire tournament and does not get that medal even after being in a position to win a medal.

The same happened with Vinesh and she was eliminated due to 100 grams more weight. Due to this, the minimum silver medal that Vinesh was supposed to get on reaching the final was also taken away from her and she was placed last among all the wrestlers. After this, Vinesh filed an appeal in CAS on the evening of 7 August, in which first of all there was a demand to stop the final and give her another chance. CAS immediately rejected it and said that they cannot stop the final. After this, the appeal was changed by Vinesh and a joint demand was made to give the silver medal.

Retired after disqualification

After this appeal, the very next day 29-year-old Vinesh announced her retirement from wrestling and said that she no longer has the strength to fight further. At the same time, after missing out on the medal in this situation, there was an atmosphere of disappointment, sadness and anger in the whole country. Even this matter was raised in Parliament and the opposition demanded intervention from the government. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha, who is present in Paris. The PM sought complete information from her about the matter and asked her to provide all possible help.