NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat got accolades from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her remarkable performance at the Olympics in Paris and for becoming the first female grappler from India to go to the final.On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a meeting and reception for Indian athletes and gold winners from the just…
NEW DELHI: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal for an Olympic silver medal following her disqualification from the women’s 50 kg final in Paris has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Phogat, who was disqualified for exceeding the weight limit by 100 grams, expressed her distress in a cryptic Instagram post following…
NEW DELHI: Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s wait for a ‘positive’ outcome from her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics, has finally ended after the sports’ top court dismissed it on Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, the CAS deferred its decision for the third time, pushing…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment after wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s disqualification appeal from Olympic Games was quashed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The ad-hoc division of CAS rejected Vinesh’s demand of a shared silver medal after the grappler was disqualified for being 100gm…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday rejected Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the 50kg category final at the Paris Olympics.Vinesh, who was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight during the second weigh-in on the morning of her gold-medal match, had also requested to be awarded a…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday rejected Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the 50kg category final at the Paris Olympics.Vinesh, who was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight during the second weigh-in on the morning of her gold-medal match, had also requested to be awarded a…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ad-hoc division has once again postponed its ruling on Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the Olympic finals. The new date for the decision is now set for August 16, which means the Indian wrestler will have to wait longer for a resolution to her case.Phogat,…
NEW DELHI: The 2024 Paris Olympics provided Indian sports fans with several memorable moments, but none as electrifying as wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s dramatic victory over World No. 1 Yui Susaki of Japan in the Round of 16. In a bout that felt like a final, Phogat overturned a 0-2 deficit with a calculated move in…
NEW DELHI: The sports community in India anxiously awaited the Court of Arbitration for Sport‘s (CAS) decision on wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the Paris Olympics gold medal match in the women’s 50kg freestyle event.Vinesh had secured her place in the final with impressive victories, including a win over Japan’s renowned wrestler…
As curtains fell on Paris Olympics on Sunday, Indian fans were left with a mixed feeling over the country’s performance. For a nation of 1.4bn people, our return of one silver and five bronze is very meagre. That the world’s most populous country couldn’t produce a single gold medal is hard to digest.However, if we…
