Vinesh Phogat’s Appeal for a silver medal, after being disqualified from the Women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final at the Paris Olympics, is dismissed by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
IOA President Dr PT Usha expresses her shock and disappointment at the decision of the Sole Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to dismiss wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s application against the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Here is the letter of CAS
Vinesh Phogat, who won three matches to reach the women’s 50kg freestyle final, was not allowed to compete for the gold medal against Sarah Hildebrandt of the US because she was too heavy. She was 100 grams above the weight limit when she was weighed before the competition.
Shocked by the dramatic turn of events, the crestfallen grappler appeals against the decision at the CAS and demands that she be given a joint silver with Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who had lost to Vinesh but is later promoted to the final following the Indian’s disqualification.
Vinesh has decided to stop wrestling after being disqualified. She says she can’t keep going because she lacks strength. Many famous sports stars are backing her up, including those who are watching her compete in her third Olympic Games.