NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has appealed against her Paris Olympics disqualification at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) with the body likely to give an interim ruling by tomorrow.
Vinesh initially asked for her final match to be reinstated but then modified her appeal for a shared silver.
An IOA official confirmed to news agency PTI that Vinesh has knocked on the doors of CAS against her disqualification.
“Yes we got to know about it. It has been done by her team,” said the IOA source.
If CAS rules in favour of Vinesh, the IOC will have to award a joint silver.
Earlier, in the day, the grappler was disqualified from her final bout after weighing 100 grams more than the permissible limit in the women’s 50kg category.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is an independent body setup in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration or mediation.
The CAS has its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and has courts in New York City and Sydney. CAS also has temporary courts set up in Olympic host cities.
Vinesh initially asked for her final match to be reinstated but then modified her appeal for a shared silver.
An IOA official confirmed to news agency PTI that Vinesh has knocked on the doors of CAS against her disqualification.
“Yes we got to know about it. It has been done by her team,” said the IOA source.
If CAS rules in favour of Vinesh, the IOC will have to award a joint silver.
Earlier, in the day, the grappler was disqualified from her final bout after weighing 100 grams more than the permissible limit in the women’s 50kg category.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is an independent body setup in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration or mediation.
The CAS has its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and has courts in New York City and Sydney. CAS also has temporary courts set up in Olympic host cities.
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