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It's a mental trauma, but I hope she will manage it. She is an example for everybody in our country, not just in wrestling but in any sport. This is what we want,
It's the hard work of an athlete's entire life to win a medal for their country. It's a tough situation, but I believe that she's a fighter,
She was laughing when I met her at the village, but I know that she was hiding that feeling with that smile. It's quite hard for any sportsperson,
said Sreejesh during the hockey team's felicitation at the India House here for retaining the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal The ad-hoc division of CAS has extended time till 6pm on August 11, 2024, for the Sole Arbitrator Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs. United World Wrestling & the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision,
the IOA said in a statement The reasoned order will be issued at a later date,
Indian Olympic Association remained hopeful of a positive resolution of wrestler Vinesh Phogat's application before the Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against her failed weigh-in,
the IOA said in a statement on Friday Fifty-seven kgs for an adult man, it's hard to maintain because if you overeat even a little bit, you have to change your weight category,
I would eat Uzbek Plov rice,
he said referring to the traditional one-pot rice dish It is a pretty small weight class for grown men,
he said of the 57kg division I'm in Paris. I love French macarons, so I would love to drown myself in French macarons,
By application of Article 18 of the CAS Arbitration Rules for the Olympic Games, the President of the CAS Ad Hoc Division extends the time-limit for the Panel to give a decision until 10 August 2024 at 18h00 (Paris time),
Since the matter is sub-judice, IOA can only state that the Sole Arbitrator Dr. Annabelle Bennett AC SC (Australia) heard all parties applicant Vinesh Phogat, the respondents United World Wrestling and the International Olympic Committee as well as IOA as an interested party over three hours,
We are proud of her countless achievements on the wrestling mat throughout her stellar career,
It was indicated by the Sole Arbitrator that the operative part of the order may be expected soon, with a detailed order with reasons to follow thereafter,
Mr Harish Salve, one of the top legal brains of the country, was representing us, so obviously we see a lot of merit in our arguments. We argued that Vinesh’s disqualification over the weight issue shouldn’t cost her a medal. We pushed our case strongly and are quite hopeful,
The hearing went on for over three hours. The arbitrators were receptive; it’s not that they dismissed us. They asked some very pertinent questions too. We were told that an operating order will be released soon, and we are expecting it by tomorrow (Saturday). A detailed order will follow later,
I must say, I have a certain understanding for the wrestler; it's clearly a human touch,
said Bach, during an IOC media conference No, if you ask in such a general way. But allow me to comment on this individual case.There the regulations of the international federation have to be followed and the international federation, United World Wrestling (UWW), was taking this decision."
When asked if it is possible to have two silver medals, Bach responded by saying What’s your perception of the Vinesh Phogat disqualification ?"
In a post, after the disqualification of Phogat, he conducted a poll on X with a question