India awaits verdict on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against disqualification at Paris Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

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…

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‘I prepared for chaos, but that was…’: Gold medalist Sarah Ann Hildebrandt on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from Paris Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: American wrestler Sarah Ann Hildebrandt won the gold medal in the 50kg category at the Paris Olympics after Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight. Hildebrandt, who had been preparing for the final, faced an unexpected situation when Phogat was replaced by Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, whom Hildebrandt…

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Vinesh Phogat disqualified, Yusneylis Guzman Lopez to compete in women’s 50kg freestyle final at Paris Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez will take India’s Vinesh Phogat‘s place in the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics. Phogat was disqualified for being overweight during the morning weigh-in on Wednesday, a day after making history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final in her category.Phogat…

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