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The hearing in Vinesh Phogat’s appeal to award her a joint silver at Paris Olympics 2024 will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at 2 pm local time (5.30 PM IST) on Friday read more
 "CAS to hear Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for joint-silver today; Harish Salve to represent Indian wrestler")
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after being found to be overweight. Reuters
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hear Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a joint silver after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 at 2 pm local time (5.30 PM IST) on Friday and the Indian wrestler will be represented by senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania.
Vinesh will have four pro bono lawyers from the Paris Bar representing her besides Salve.
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Vinesh, who had stormed into the women’s 50kg final in Paris on Tuesday, was disqualified the next day for being overweight by just 100 grams at the weigh-in.
Vinesh has filed two appeals to the CAS, one of them was regarding the fact that she had reached the final in a fair manner. CAS declared the verdict for that appeal in instant time, terming it as “No”. That verdict had a 24-hour window.
Another appeal that Vinesh has filed through her lawyers is regarding the 29-year-old being rewarded with a joint silver medal.
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The CAS has accepted Vinesh’s appeal but the verdict for this, however, may not have a 24-hour window and it is possible that it could be out in a few days.
Vinesh had reached the final of the women’s 50 kg category after she defeated Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzmán. Vinesh was due to face USA’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the final on Wednesday but was disqualified after it was discovered that she had been overweight by 100 grams.
As per the United World Wrestling (UWW) competition rules, a wrestler’s results would be annulled if he (or she) does not gain weight on both days of the competition. IOA President PT Usha met UWW President Nenad Lalovic on Wednesday to request that Vinesh’s results from the first day not be annulled. However, the meeting did not yield any desired result.
Hildebrandt eventually defeated Guzman in the final to win the gold medal. On Thursday morning, a heartbroken Vinesh announced her retirement from wrestling.
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