Paris. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against being disqualified before the Olympic final has been rejected by the Ad-hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). The Indian Olympic Association gave this information on Wednesday. Vinesh was disqualified before the final of the women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling last week because her weight was 100 grams more than the prescribed limit.
In a statement, IOA president P T Usha said, “I am shocked and disappointed by the decision of the sole arbitrator of the tribunal of sports on wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against United World Wrestling and the International Olympic Committee.” She said, “The effective part of the August 14 decision rejecting Vinesh’s application for a shared silver medal in the women’s 50kg category at the Paris Olympic Games has significant implications for her in particular and for the sports community at large.” This decision means that India will have only six medals at the Paris Olympics, including one silver and five bronze.