Vinesh Phogat: Hearing in Vinesh Phogat case completed, hope for positive result; debate lasted for three hours

The IOA said in a statement that the Indian Olympic Association hopes that the application filed by wrestler Vinesh Phogat before the Ad-hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against her failure to make the weight will be resolved positively. Let us tell you that in place of Vinesh, Cuban wrestler Yusnelis Guzman Lopez entered the final, who lost to Vinesh Phogat in the semi-finals.

The hearing of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal in the Ad-hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against her disqualification from the Olympic final was completed here and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that it hopes for a positive solution.

The Ad-hoc Division of CAS, specially set up for dispute resolution during the Games, accepted Vinesh's appeal. Vinesh had appealed against being disqualified and excluded from the final morning for being 100 grams overweight against gold winner Sarah Ann Hildebrandt. Possibility of a decision in her favour
The IOA said in a statement, 'The Indian Olympic Association hopes that there will be a positive solution to the application filed by wrestler Vinesh Phogat before the Ad-hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against her failure to make weight.'

Vinesh was replaced in the final by Cuban wrestler Yusnelis Guzman Lopez, who lost to her in the semi-finals. In her appeal, the Indian wrestler has demanded a joint silver medal with Lopez, as her weight was within the prescribed limit during her bouts on Tuesday. Vinesh was represented by well-known senior advocates Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania.