Vinesh Phogat CAS Verdict News Verdict Highlights: Decision On Wrestler's Plea Deferred Again
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Verdict Highlights: Court of Arbitration for Sport was set to announce its verdict on August 13 but it has been deferred yet again.
So the wait for the CAS verdict on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from Paris Olympics 2024 continues. Keep following ABP Live for the latest on the Vinesh Phogat case and other big developments from India and around the world. From this space, it's a good night and take care.
"We were waiting for the decision, however, it has been deferred again. We should not get emotional. We are hopeful that the court will give a good decision on August 16," Vinesh Phogat’s uncle Mahaveer told news agency PTI.
BIG BREAKING: The decision won't come out today. The decision has been pushed back to August 16.
Harish Salve and PT Usha To Address A Media Conference. That should begin in about 10 minutes from now.
There is provision for appeal against whatever verdict is given by CAS. That means both Vinesh or UWW can appeal the verdict if they are not satisfied with the judgement.
50 Kg Freestyle Wrestling event is where it all happened. Vinesh Phogat was weighed 50 kg 100 grams at the time of weigh-in.
Make Or Break moment For Vinesh Phogat. Will she get a silver medal?
While Vinesh narrowly missed out on the medal, Aman Sehrawat ensured that India's wrestling contingent do not return empty-handed. He won the bronze medal and later revealed that he had actually gained 3.5 kgs in between the bouts and stayed awake all night to shed all weight.
Judgement Out Anytime Soon now. 09:30 pm (IST) is the deadline.
French lawyers Joelle Monlouis, Estelle Ivanova, Habbine Estelle Kim and Charles Amson were the ones who helped Vinesh Phogat and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) when the application was filed. In addition, Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania have been roped in to help the wrestler in the case.
Harish Salve to address the media at 09:30 Pm IST (Indian Standard Time). That means the CAS verdict is all set to come before that.
Vinesh Phogat was diqualified from the Paris Olympics after she was found to have been 100 grams overweight. She had secured a place in the final but was barred from featuring in the gold medal bout and finished last after the disqualification. Phogat's plea to CAS demands that she be given a silver medal.
The CAS verdict on Vinesh Phogat's plea against her disqualification will come out today.
Background
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Verdict Live Updates: The Indian sporting ecosystem is awaiting the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics 2024. Notably, Vinesh Phogat had assured India of a silver medal at the Paris Summer Games by storming into the finals but was disqualified on the morning of the gold medal bout after she was found to have been 100 grams overweight at the time of the weigh in.
In a formal appeal filed at the CAS, Phogat has demanded that she be awarded a joint silver medal along with Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who, had lost to Vinesh but after the Indian wrestler's disqualification made her way to the gold medal bout. The morning after her heart-breaking disqualification which snatched an assured medal away from India, Vinesh Phogat announced her retiremenet from international wrestling. She said that she won't be able to continue and said that she had lost.
Harish Salve agreed to represent Vinesh Phogat in this case and given his track record, all is not lost for India and Vinesh Phogat as there remains a glimmer of hope that her plea gets accepted and she could be awarded the medal, a decision that could change the way the sport is played going forward.
Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat CAS Verdict is expected to come out today before 09:30 PM (IST) with Harish Salve expected to brief the media at the aforementioned time. As far as India's campaign at Paris Olympics is concerned, they bagged six medals in the French capital with five bronze medals and a silver, implying six medals for the Indian contingent. If CAS rules in CAS's favour, it would take India's tally to 7 which will be their joint-best with India having bagged as many medals in Tokyo as well. Although on that occasion, India had a gold medal with Neeraj Chopra bagging managing a historical feat. Neeraj clinched the silver medal in Paris.
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