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Suspense Over Vinesh Phogat's Appeal For Olympic Silver Medal Continues, New CAS Verdict Date Is...

The suspense of Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision on Vinesh Phogat's appeal for Olympic silver deferred continues. Earlier, it was said that the verdict would come by Saturday, 9:30PM IST. But it has now been deferred. In a fresh statement, it has been said that the the 'decision' will be 'issued' by Sunday (August 11). The 'reasoned order' will be issued at a later date. Vinesh Phogat had appealed in the CAS against her disqualification from the women's 50kg free-style final of the Olympic Games for being 100 gram overweight.

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"Same 50 Gram": Japanese Olympic Champion Rei Higuchi Consoles Vinesh Phogat

All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from her final in the Paris Games for being 100gm above the prescribed limit. Higuchi, the gold-medallist in men's 57kg freestyle event, was eliminated from the qualifiers of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago for being overweight by just 50gm. He eventually even lost a playoff bout and could not compete in his home Olympics despite being highly rated even at that time.

Why Reetika Hooda Lost Olympics Wrestling Quarter-final vs Kyrgyzstan Rival Despite Final Score Being 1-1

India suffered another setback in women's wrestling as Reetika Hooda lost to top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the quarterfinal of the women's 76 kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday. After Reetika won the first point by passivity in the first period, Medet Kyzy made a remarkable comeback in the second round of the game by forcing Reetika on defence and collecting a point by passivity and because Medet Kyzy was the last wrestler to win a point, she got the win based on countback.