CAS verdict on Vinesh appeal on Sunday, August 11

Sat, 10 August 2024

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The CAS decision on Vinesh Phogat's appeal against disqualification from Olympic finals has been deferred by a day to Sunday,August 11 at 9.30pm IST.

"The ad hoc division of CAS has extended time till 6-00 p.m. on August 11, 2024, for the Sole Abritator Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs. United World Wrestling & the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision. The reasoned order will be issued at a later date," said IOA in a statement.

The hearing on the matter concluded in Paris on Friday after it accepted Vinesh's appeal against her ouster for being 100gm overweight on the morning of her final against eventual gold-winner Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of USA.

After the hearing, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had insisted that it was hopeful of a "positive resolution".

"Indian Olympic Association remained hopeful of a positive resolution of wrestler Vinesh Phogat's application before the Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against her failed weigh-in," the IOA said in a statement on Friday.

For the final, Vinesh was replaced by Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to her in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

In her appeal, the Indian has demanded that she be given a joint silver with Lopez as she was within the prescribed weight limit during her bouts on Tuesday.

The IOA was represented by high-profile senior advocates Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania.

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