CAS extends deadline for judgement on Vinesh Phogat to August 16

The anticipation regarding whether Vinesh Phogat will be granted a silver medal has been prolonged as the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS has extended the deadline for its ruling With conflicting reports emerging the decision is now anticipated to be announced on August 16 at 930 PM ISTVinesh who stormed into the final of the womens 50kg freestyle event with three convincing wins including against wrestling royalty Yui Susaki of Japan last Tuesday was debarred from the gold medal bout against eventual winner Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States as she was found 100gm above the prescribed limit in the customary morning weighinShocked by the dramatic turn of events the crestfallen grappler last Wednesday appealed against the decision at the CAS and demanded that she be given a joint silver with Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez who had lost to Vinesh but was later promoted to the final following the Indians disqualificationAlso Read100 gm is not going to take away the love of 14 bn Indians Deepa to VineshA day after her heartbreaking disqualification Vinesh announced her retirement from the sport saying she doesnt have the strength to continue as sporting icons from across the world threw their weight behind the 29yearold wrestler who was appearing in her third Olympic GamesMonths before she boarded the plane to Paris Vinesh was spearheading a protest along with fellow wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik against former Wrestling Federation of India WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who was accused of sexual harassment and intimidation by the renowned trio and few other grapplersThis list of sports personalities backing Vinesh included famous Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi who suffered a similar fate in the Tokyo edition three years ago before claiming a gold in Paris and legendary American freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs who went to the extent of asking the IOC to give Vinesh a silver medalAlso ReadI need to improve to bring that gold medal Kusale sets target for LA Olympics 2028The Games concluded on Sunday with a ceremony at Stade de France which was the venue for track and field eventsThe CAS adhoc division set up especially for dispute resolution during the Games had accepted Vineshs appeal against her ouster on FridayWho represented VineshVineshs legal team has French lawyers Joelle Monlouis Estelle Ivanova Habbine Estelle Kim and Charles Amson who helped her and the Indian Olympic Association IOA during the filing of the application They have been provided to her by the Paris Bar and are handling the case pro bonoIn addition senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania have also been roped in to help her in the caseSalve served as the Solicitor General of India from 1999 to 2003 He also represented India before the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav caseIf CAS rules in Vineshs favour she will be awarded a jointsilver in the womens 50kg freestyle categoryWith agency inputs