Vinesh Phogat CAS hearing Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics: Court of Arbitration for Sport’s hearing, verdict on Vinesh’s appeal on August 9; Harish Salve expected to represent IOA

Vinesh Phogat is a female Indian professional wrestler born on 25 August 1994 (29 years old) in Balali, Haryana, India. 

On the morning of 6 August 2024 at 7:30 AM, an official weight verification had been made (with a result of 49.9 kg) in the presence of Ashwini Patil (Physiotherapist) and Akos Woller (Coach). 

The results compiled perfectly with the regulations. 

On the evening of 6 August 2024 at 19:15 PM, an official weight verification had been made (with a result of 52.7 kg) in the presence of Ashwini Patil (Physiotherapist) and Akos Woller (Coach). 

She entered the final of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after her victory in the Wrestling competition (Women’s Freestyle 50kg): 

● 1/8 (3rd on Mat B - Match 61, with a final score of 3-2 in favour of Vinesh PHOGAT); 

● 1/4 (11th on Mat B - Match 69, with a final score of 7-5 in favour of Vinesh PHOGAT); and 

● semi-finals (5th on Mat B - Match 91 with a final score of 5-0 in favour of Vinesh PHOGAT); 

all held on 6 August 2024 at Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B. 

Vinesh fought three (3) difficult competitions on the same day, and was obliged to drink and eat for hydration and nutrition purposes for her health. It is only this way that humanly, she would be able to continue to participate in the physically demanding Paris 2024 Games - throughout the day and make it to the finals. 

On the morning of 7 August 2024 at 9:11, the Athlete received a disqualification letter issued by the IF Delegate for being overweight by 100 grams according to article 11 of the International Wrestling Rules : “VINESH Vinesh (IND) failed second day weigh-in.” 

She is disqualified for the finals to take place on 7 August 2024 as of 18:15 PM. 

The athlete is not responsible for the distance between the venue and the village (which meant that she had to return to her room very late and lose time in the process of losing weight) or for the schedule of events, which meant that there was a very short time between bouts. 

The imperative of preserving athletes’ health, which is an integral part of the ‘lex sportiva’, must take precedence over all other considerations. 

The excess of 100g is extremely negligible (representing around 0.1 to 0.2% of the athlete’s weight) and can easily be caused by the bloating of a human body during summer weather, as the heat makes the human body retain more water, scientifically for survival purposes. It can also be due to muscle mass increase as the athlete competed three times on the same day. It can also be caused by the food consumption of the athlete after the competitions to sustain her health and integrity for the demanding competitions. 

The conditions under which she “regained” weight after her first fights clearly show that this was not a case of excess weight providing any advantage whatsoever, but merely the implementation of a classic and essential recovery process. Finally, it should be remembered that the CAS must uphold the fundamental rights of athletes, including the right to respect for their physical integrity. 

The CAS must also rule in accordance with the principle of proportionality. There would be a manifest disproportion between the level of excess (which excludes any attempt at fraud or manipulation of the athlete) and the irreversible consequences that would result from her non-participation in the finals in addition to the deprivation of her silver medal that was acquired by hard work

Big breaking! IOA and has been in touch with the Former Solicitor General of India, Harish Salve. The senior advocate is expected to represent IOA and Vinesh at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 

Okay, so we can expect the ad hoc hearing of CAS to start tomorrow (August 9) at 9:00 AM Paris time which is 12:30 PM IST. 

We can expect the verdict from CAS tomorrow (August 9). 

According to the official website of Court of Arbitration for Sport.

- The ordinary procedure lasts between 6 and 12 months.

- For the appeals procedure, an award must be pronounced within three months after the transfer of the file to the Panel.

- In urgent cases and upon request, the CAS may, within a very short time, order interim measures or suspend the execution of a decision appealed against.­

We can expect the verdict from CAS sometime between 8:45 PM to 9:00 PM IST. 

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CAS office is located within the Paris judicial court in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and will operate till August 11.

The ad-hoc panel shall give a decision within 24 hours of the lodging of the application. In exceptional cases, this time limit may be extended by the President of the ad hoc Division if circumstances so require.

President: Mr Michael Lenard, USA

Co-President: Dr Elisabeth Steiner, Austria

Co-President: Ms Carole Malinvaud, France

Arbitrators present in Paris (in alphabetical order):

Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC, Australia

Carine Dupeyron, France

Laila El Shentenawi, Egypt

Dr Hamid Gharavi, France/Iran

Lars Hilliger, Denmark

Prof. LU Song, China

Roberto Moreno, Paraguay

Prof. Philippe Sands KC, UK/France/Mauritius

Kristen Thorsness, USA

Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder, Switzerland

Dr Heiner Kahlert, Germany

Dr Leanne O’Leary, UK/New Zealand

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All you need to know about CAS ad-hoc committee at Paris Olympics set to give verdict on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against disqualification

Here is all you need to know about the CAS ad-hoc committee which will give the verdict on indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against disqualification from Paris 2024 Olympics for missing weight before her 50kg final.

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after her disqualification from the Women’s Freestyle 50kg final at the Paris Olympics.

Vinesh reportedly appealed to be reinstated for the gold medal bout but has since asked for a joint silver medal to be awarded to her.

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s verdict (CAS) on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal to reinstate the Paris 2024 Olympics silver medal on Thursday, August 8. 

Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates from CAS’ Paris office.