Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing LIVE Updates: India hopes for Olympic silver as hearing begins in disqualification case
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live Updates: The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) is hearing wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s plea against her disqualification at Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday. She has also requested a joint silver after she defeated Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing LIVE Updates: The Court of Arbitration for Sports is hearing ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s plea against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics today. In her appeal, Phogat also requested a joint silver as she was found overweight after she won the semi-final in Paris.
In a major development in Vinesh Phogat’s court hearing against her Olympics disqualification, senior advocate Haris Salve, on Thursday, agreed to represent Phogat at the Court of Arbitration for Sports.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Wrestler’s teammate recalls ‘starving’ herself to make required weight
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The perils of weight-cutting have become a topic of discussion amid the Olympic games following the disqualification. One of her teammates recently told Reuters she had practically starved herself for a week to make the weight, in addition to taking drastic measures to lose more weight, including extreme restrictions on her water intake.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: What went wrong after qualification for gold?
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The wrestler found herself around 100 grams over the weight limit on Wednesday morning after spending the entire night trying frantically to lose weight.
Cutting weight is a widespread practice in Olympic wrestling and in other sports with weight categories. Athletes tend to restrict their food and fluid intake before weigh-ins and combine that with activities that induce sweating such as training or using a sauna.
Restricting fluid and food intake leads to weakness, which is counterproductive to high-level athletic performance. After weigh-ins, athletes will consume high-energy foods to restore their bodies and prepare them for competition.
Phogat had to consume water before her three bouts on Tuesday to prevent dehydration but her weight increased more than planned, causing her team to take extreme measures overnight.
“We had tried all possible drastic measures throughout the night, including cutting off her hair, shortening her clothes but despite all of this we could not make it,” said Dinshaw Paudiwala — the chief medical officer of the India delegation.
Vinesh was later administered intravenous fluids.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: What is the Court of Arbitration for Sport?
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an independent institution that provides arbitration or mediation in sports-related disputes through . It was established in 1984 and has its headquarters in Switzerland. It operates under the administrative and financial authority of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport.
It has courts in New York City and Sydney, and sets up temporary courts in Olympic host cities. The CAS has established an ad hoc division in Paris, led by President Michael Lenard from the US, to handle cases during the Olympics. This division is located within the Paris judicial court in the 17th arrondissement.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: WFI chief, others urge wrestler to reconsider retirement
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Wrestling Federation of India president Sanjay Singh said that the Indian grappler should rethink the decision.
“She announced her retirement with a heavy heart. After reaching India, she should discuss with her family, Federation, sports federations and then make a decision because she is a good wrestler. She has performed so well. So, we think it is not right for her to make a decision in haste. She should rethink,” he told ANI.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: How attainable is the silver medal?
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: United World Wrestling — the international governing body for the sport — had previously made it known to the Indian Olympic Association that the current weigh-in rule that led to the disqualification of Vinesh cannot be changed. UWW Chief Nenad Lalovic also insisted that it will be ‘impossible’ to award a silver medal to Phogat. Any hopes of Vinesh getting a silver medal now hinge on the CAS ruling.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: What is the wrestler’s argument?
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The wrestler noted that her weight gain was part of the body’s natural recovery process and argued that she did not commit any fraud. She also reminded that her weight had been within the prescribed limit on day 1.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: What you need to know ahead of hearing
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is appealing to be awarded a joint silver medal after facing disqualification in the Paris Olympic finals. The Indian Olympic Association has roped in renowned senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania to help Phogat present her case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport ad hoc division on Friday.
Phogat beat defending Olympic champion Yui Susaki of Japan on Tuesday, then won quarterfinal and semifinal matches to advance to the final. She was however disqualified the next morning after being around 100 grams overweight during the weigh-in ceremony.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Case to be taken up shortly
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The Court of Arbitration for Sport is slated to begin hearing the case from 5:30 pm IST.
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Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: What are the Olympic weigh-in rules?
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The competition is held across two days and on both days, competing wrestlers need to undergo weight check. On the first day of the competition, the wrestler needs to wear his singlet (wrestling apparel) and get his/her weight measured multiple times in a 30 minute window.
Also the medical examination should clear them of any contagious diseases, their nails need to be clipped.
Those who qualify for the gold medal, bronze medal play-offs and repechage bouts again have to come for weigh in on the second day.
But on the second day, the window for weigh-in is only 15 minutes and on the morning of the competition. This is where Vinesh’s weight was found to be 50.1 kg. Once the 15 minute window was over, Vinesh’s medal hopes were dashed.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Who won medals following the wrestler’s ouster?
American wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt (initially slated to fight Phogat) won the gold medal. Yusneylys Guzmán (previously defeated by Phogat) settled for silver after being elevated to the gold medal match. The bronze medals went to China’s Feng Ziqi and Japan’s Yui Susaki.
If the CAS verdict favours Phogat, the Olympic Committee will have to award her a joint silver medal.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live:Vinesh Phogat’s lawyer Rahul Mehra objects involvement of WFI President Sanjay Singh in the case
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Vinesh Phogat’s counsel and Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra on Thursday alleged that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president, Sanjay Singh, are involved in making proxy decisions about her situation at the Olympics village.
According to Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra counsel for Phogat amd other wrestlers the WFI’s elected executive committee had been suspended by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in December 2023.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: WFI President Sanjay Singh urges Phogat to rethink her retirement decision
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Wrestling Federation of India President Sanjay Singh recently urged Vinesh Phogat to reconsider her decision to take retirement from the sport after she was disqualified at Olympics for being overweight by 100 grams.
Speaking to ANI, Singh emphasized that Phogat’s announcement seemed hasty and suggested that she should discuss her retirement with her family, the Federation, and other sports officials upon returning to India.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: What did Sports Minister Mansukh Mandivya say?
On August 7, Sports Minister in the Lok Sabha session commented on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification.
“As far as her preparations and support are concerned, the Indian government gave her all possible assistance according to her needs. She was provided with Hungary’s famous coach Woller Akos and physio Ashwini Patil who were always present with her,” he said.
“For the Olympics, personal assistance, including various sparring partners and strength and conditioning specialists was also provided, including her coach Woller Akos, Wayne Patrick Lombard, a strength and conditioning specialist, Ashwini Jeewan Patil, her physiotherapist, Mayank Singh Garia, a strength and conditioning specialist, Shubham and Arvind, her sparring partners. A total of ₹70,45,775 was provided to Phogat for the Olympics,” the Sports Minister said.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Congress Party gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on comments made by Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandivya
The Congress Party has given an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha today asking for the withdrawal of the statement of Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandivya on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification, reported ANI
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave the adjournment motion notice regarding the statement of Mandivya in which the sports minister said that “Rs. 70.45575 lakhs has been spent on her as a deflection.”
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Congress demands withdrawal of Mansukh Mandaviya’s statement on Phogat
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Congress Party have given an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Friday and have demanded the withdrawal of the statement of Union Sports Minister Minister Mansukh Mandivya on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification issue.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave the adjournment motion notice regarding the statement of Mandivya in which the sports minister said that “Rs. 70.45575 lakhs has been spent on her as a deflection.”
“The recent disqualification of Vinesh Phogat due to a minor weight discrepancy has devastated not only her Olympic dreams but also every Indian. It is disheartening to see the Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, use the Rs. 70.45575 lakhs spent on her as a deflection. This amount is not an asset of the BJP; Phogat is a national asset,” the Congress MP said in his letter.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: About Phogat’s hearing against Olympics disqualification
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: The matter will be heard by an ad-hoc committee led by President Michael Lenard from the US. The division has been established on an ad hoc basis in Paris to handle cases during the Olympics. This division is located within the Paris judicial court in the 17th arrondissement.
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Senior advocate Harish Salve to represent IOA in the hearing
Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Live: Senior advocate Harish Salve will represent Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) hearing on Friday. The CAS will hear the case, appealed by Vinesh Phogat against her Olympics disqualification.
Vinesh Phogat news LIVE: Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement after Paris Olympics disqualification
Vinesh Phogat news LIVE: Ace wrestler announced her retirement after she was disqualified from the event at the Paris Olympics after she was found overweight by 100 grams after winning semi finals.
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