Vinesh Phogat failed to win a medal at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AP
KEY POINTS
- Vinesh Phogat left without a medal at the Paris Olympics
- She was disqualified for being overweight.
- Vinesh was assured of the silver medal
Vinesh Phogat He suffered a heartbreak in 2024 Paris Olympics Vinesh won three consecutive bouts on the first day of her event and secured the silver medal. The veteran wrestler was aiming for a historic gold in the final but was not allowed to compete.
As Vinesh was disqualified, her records were expunged and she did not receive any medal. Vinesh did everything she could to lose weight. She stayed up the night before the final and even cut her hair. However, she was 100 grams overweight at the time of weigh-in.
He Indian Olympic Association (IOA) challenged the decision and asked that Vinesh be awarded the silver medal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Vinesh’s request and he was not awarded the medal.
Harish OintmentThe IOA’s representative, who represented Vinesh on behalf of the IOA, has said that he did not want to take the case further. He added that there was a complete lack of coordination in the beginning. “There was a complete lack of coordination, lack of cohesion for quite some time in the beginning. That is because some lawyers that the athlete had hired told the very good law firm that had been hired by the Indian Olympic Association that ‘we will not share anything with you, we will not give you anything. It was too late for us to get everything’,” Harish Salve told Times Now.
“Later, we got everything and fought hard. In fact, I even offered the lady the possibility of appealing the arbitration award to the Swiss Court of Appeal, but the lawyers told me that, from what I had the impression, she did not want to take the matter any further.”
Vinesh announced her retirement during the Olympics and recently joined politics. The three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist will contest the Haryana Assembly elections.
The Indian contingent returned home with six medals – one silver and five bronze. Neeraj Chopra failed to win the gold, but did bag the silver medal.
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