Vinesh Phogat participated in the 50 Kg category of women’s wrestling in the Paris Olympics. She upset the world number 1 wrestler Yui Susaki in the quarter-final match. Then she made it to the finals by winning the semi-final in a spectacular manner. However, just before the match, her weight was found to be 100 grams more and she was disqualified. After this, Vinesh Phogat filed a petition in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where during the hearing, Vinesh exposed the Paris Olympics. During this, Vinesh also told why she failed to lose weight before the final.
Vinesh exposed the truthWill Vinesh get silver?
Vinesh was disqualified before the final match due to being overweight. After this, Guzman Lopez, who was Vinesh’s opponent in the semi-finals, played the final match. However, Lopez lost but won the silver medal. The Indian wrestler’s petition talks about sharing this medal and now the IOA is hoping for a decision in its favor. If this happens, then Vinesh will be expected to get the silver medal today i.e. on August 10. This will also increase India’s medal count to 7 and will equal the Tokyo Olympics.