CAS defers decision on Vinesh's appeal against disqualification to Sunday

The adhoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS will take another day before deciding on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogats appeal against her disqualification from the womens 50kg freestyle final of the Paris Olympics 2024The 29yearold was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time of weighin on Wednesday The muchanticipated verdict on her appeal was earlier due to be announced this eveningThe adhoc division of CAS has extended time till 6 pm on August 11 2024 for the Sole Arbitrator Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs United World Wrestling amp the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision the IOA said in a statementThe ad hoc division of CAS has extended time till 600 pm on August 11 2024 for the Sole Arbitrator Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs United World Wrestling amp the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision The reasoned order will be issued at ahellipmdash ANI ANI August 10 2024The reasoned order will be issued at a later date it addedAccording to an IOA source the decision is likely to be made public only on August 13 two days after the conclusion of the Paris Olympics 2024Following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics final for slightly crossing the weight limit Phogat announced her retirement from wrestlingAlso ReadMedal or no medal hope people never forget what Vinesh did Neeraj ChopraPhogat had advanced to the gold medal bout by defeating Cubas Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 50 in the semifinals on Tuesday night She was set to compete against the United States Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal but was disqualified on Wednesday for breaching the weight limit While starting off her campaign Vinesh captured one of the biggest wins of her career in the round of 16 beating the top seed and the Tokyo 2020 champion Yui Susaki of JapanAfter her disqualification Phogat requested the CAS to award her the silver medalCAS 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 arrondissementIn an emotional post on X announcing her retirement Phogat expressed her sense of gratitudeMaa kushti wrestling won against me I lost Forgive me your dream and my courage have been broken I dont have any more strength now Goodbye Wrestling 20012024 I will always be indebted to you all for forgivenessIn a fine career Vinesh secured two World Championships bronze medals 2019 and 2022 an Asian Games gold 2018 and bronze 2014 and three Commonwealth Games gold medals 2014 2018 2022 She was also a gold medalist in the Asian Championships 2021 and has won silver and bronze at the continental level tooWith agency inputs