Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 14, 2024, 09:34 PM
Paris Olympic 2024: CAS has made a big decision on the Vinesh Phogat case. After being disqualified in the Paris Olympics, Vinesh had filed an appeal in the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for being awarded the silver medal, on which the decision has now come. Actually, CAS has rejected Vinesh's appeal. With this, the dream of the Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal has been shattered.Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified just before the 50 kg freestyle gold medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024 due to being 100 grams over the prescribed weight limit. After this decision, while the Indian Olympic Association lodged a strong objection, Vinesh was also very disappointed. Vinesh Phogat had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) regarding this decision that she should be given at least a silver medal, on which the decision of CAS has now come and they have rejected Vinesh Phogat's appeal and refused to give her a silver medal as well.Vinesh Phogat had announced retirementWhen Vinesh Phogat confirmed her place for the gold medal match in Paris Olympics 2024, she became the first Indian woman wrestler to play the final match of any kilogram category in the history of the Olympics, but when her weight was measured on the morning of the medal match, it was 100 grams more than the prescribed limit, in such a situation Vinesh was declared ineligible for the match. Vinesh did jogging, cycling and even cut her hair and nails the night before the match to reduce her weight, but still she missed it due to being just 100 grams overweight.While Vinesh Phogat was very disappointed after being disqualified, she also announced her retirement from wrestling on the morning of 8 August. Vinesh has won medals in wrestling from Commonwealth to Asian Games. While she received the Arjuna Award from the Government of India in the year 2016, in the year 2020 Vinesh was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.