IOA Delegation with UWW Chief Nenad Lalovc. (UWW)
The IOA really feel that Phogat’s outcomes from the primary day of the occasion, Tuesday, needs to be held up as she made the lower in the course of the weigh-in. UWW chief Nenad Lalovic was reportedly empathetic however defined the need to stick to the stipulations citing the long-term well being of the athletes.
A delegation from the Indian Olympic Affiliation comprising IOA chief PT Usha met with United World Wrestling head Nenad Lalovic amid the disqualification of star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the ultimate of the 50 Kg freestyle occasion on the Paris Olympics 2024.
Phogat scripted historical past by changing into the primary Indian lady to achieve an Olympic wrestling closing, however was shattered to be disqualified when she couldn’t make weight on the day of the ultimate.
The IOA really feel that Phogat’s outcomes from the primary day of the occasion, Tuesday, needs to be held up as she made the lower in the course of the weigh-in.
Serbian Lalovic was reportedly empathetic in the direction of the state of affairs however defined to the Indian delegation concerning the necessity for guidelines and the requirement to stick to the identical citing the long-term well being of the athletes in thoughts.
Discussions over the identical may happen with the world wrestling physique analysing the occasions of the showpiece as a way to discover a resolution to related conditions transferring ahead, nonetheless, retrospective analysis of the identical is very unlikely.
Phogat acquired the higher of reigning Olympic gold-medallist Yui Susaki in her Spherical of 16 bout to kick issues off on Tuesday earlier than claiming a convincing win over Ukraine’s Oksana Livach within the quarterfinals. The Indian grappler secured a medal together with her win over Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez within the semis to seal her place within the gold medal conflict.
Nevertheless, calamity struck as she couldn’t make weight in the course of the weigh-in on the day of the ultimate, Wednesday, and was disqualified from the occasion.
The 29-year-old wrestler has appealed the choice on the Courtroom of Arbitration of Sport, claiming silver for her efforts, and a choice from CAS is predicted to return in round midday on Thursday.
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