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Bhagwant Mann emphasised that onus of the athletes maintaining weight under the norms should be on coaches and staff read more
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann addresses a press conference. PTI
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said it is painful that wrestler Vinesh Phogat missed a medal at the Paris Olympics after she was disqualified for being 100 grammes overweight before her final.
Mann emphasised that onus of the athletes maintaining weight under the norms should be on coaches and staff as they get “hefty salaries” from the public exchequer.
Phogat’s hopes of securing a belated Olympic silver medal were dashed on Wednesday when the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected her appeal against her disqualification.
Vinesh, 29, was disqualified on the morning of the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final last week.
In her appeal, Vinesh had asked that she be given a joint silver medal with Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to her in the semifinals, but was promoted to the summit clash following the Indian’s disqualification.
Despite announcing an extension of the deadline till August 16 to announce the verdict, the decision was pronounced on August 14.
Replying to a question on Vinesh in Ludhiana on Thursday, Mann said he had visited her home in Charkhi Dadri a few days back. The CAS has rejected her appeal, he said, and added that missing the medal this way is “painful”.
Pointing towards coaches and staff, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said they take “hefty salaries” so players win a medal at Olympic Games.
“Vinesh lives in the hearts of all Indians”, he said.
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