Vinesh Phogat’s CAS appeal verdict at Paris deferred to August 11, 9:30PM IST

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has deferred Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal verdict to August 11. The reasoned order will be issued at a later date.

Vinesh had appealed to be reinstated for the gold medal bout at first, before altering the appeal and requesting a joint silver medal to be awarded to her.

In a thorough and deliberative process, Sole Arbitrator Annabelle Bennett devoted three hours to hearing arguments from all parties involved. The parties were also given the opportunity to submit detailed legal briefs, followed by a hearing and oral arguments, ensuring a comprehensive examination of the matter.

The 29-year-old was disqualified on the morning of the final after being found a little over 100gm overweight during the weigh-in. Vinesh weighed 49.90kg on Tuesday morning ahead of her first-round bout, well within the permissible limit.

She, however, gained weight during the day as she secured three back-to-back wins, including one over defending Olympic champion Yui Susaki, to reach the final.

Following Vinesh’s disqualification, Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba (whom Vinesh had defeated in her semifinal) replaced her in the gold medal bout, which was won by Sarah Hildebrandt of the USA. Vinesh’s appeal is to be awarded a joint silver medal.

Vinesh had announced her retirement on social media a day after being disqualified..