Vinesh Phogat is still waiting. Decision on Indian wrestler’s appeal pushed back again
Associated PressVinesh Phogat is still waiting. A decision on the Indian wrestler’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been postponed a second time and won’t come until Friday, the Wrestling Federation of India said Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport — sport’s highest court — said a judge in Paris held a hearing last Friday regarding Phogat’s case against United World Wrestling and the International Olympic Committee. The CAS originally said a decision was expected by the end of the Olympics on Sunday, but the CAS granted arbitrator Annabelle Bennett more time, citing “exceptional circumstances,” and pushed the deadline for a decision to Tuesday. Phogat was disqualified from the 50-kilogram women’s freestyle class after weighing in at 100 grams above the limit last Wednesday.