Paris :
The Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach opened up on Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the ultimate of girls’s 50 kg wrestling on the Paris Olympics and mentioned that they may “observe the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) resolution”. Vinesh was set to compete in opposition to the USA of America’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal however was disqualified on Wednesday for breaching the load restrict by simply 100 grams. After her disqualification, Phogat requested the CAS to award her the silver medal.
The choice on awarding Vinesh Phogat a silver medal following her disqualification from the ultimate of girls’s 50 kg wrestling might be taken earlier than the tip of the continuing marquee occasion, introduced the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday.
In a press release, CAS mentioned, “An utility was filed on the CAS Advert hoc Division at 16:45 CEST on 7 August 2024 by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat (the Applicant) in relation to the choice taken by United World Wrestling (UWW) to switch her, due to her failed second weigh-in, earlier than the gold medal match of the Girls’s Freestyle 50kg competitors on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 that was as a result of start at 18:15 CEST the identical day (the Challenged Choice).”
“The applicant initially sought a call from the CAS Advert hoc Division annulling the challenged resolution and ordering one other weigh-in earlier than the ultimate match in addition to a declaration that she be declared eligible and certified to take part within the ultimate. Nevertheless, she didn’t request pressing interim measures. The CAS Advert hoc Division process is quick, nevertheless it was not doable for a call on the deserves to be issued inside an hour, taking into account that the Respondent UWW (United World Wrestling) would have needed to be heard quick. The process is, nevertheless, ongoing and the Applicant has confirmed that she seeks the annulment of the challenged resolution and that she requests to be awarded a (shared) silver medal,” the assertion added.
Talking at a press convention, Thomas Bach mentioned that one can not have two silver medals in a single class. He added that the rules of the Worldwide Federation need to be adopted.
“For those who ask usually about having two silver medals in a single class then my reply is not any. There are the rules of the Worldwide Federation that need to be adopted and the Worldwide Federation, United World Wrestling was taking this resolution…,” Bach mentioned.
The IOC president concluded by saying that they may CAS’s resolution ultimately.
“Trying on the federation or everyone who has to make such a call then when and the place do you make the lower? Do you say with 100 grams we give it, however with 102 grams we do not give it anymore?… Now it is in CAS, we are going to ultimately observe the CAS’ resolution. However once more, the Worldwide Federation, they’ve to use and interpret their guidelines. So that is their accountability,” he added.
Following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics ultimate, Phogat introduced her retirement from wrestling on Thursday.
In an emotional publish on X, Phogat expressed her sense of defeat and gratitude, stating, “Maa kushti (wrestling) gained in opposition to me, I misplaced. Forgive me, your dream and my braveness have been damaged. I haven’t got any extra power now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I’ll all the time be indebted to you all for forgiveness.”
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