• By Namrata Vijay
  • Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:54 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Paris Olympics 2024: Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is quite hopeful that Vinesh Phogat will get her deserving silver medal as she was disqualified after being overweight ahead of the summit clash of the women's 50kg category. Vinesh, who was in sublime form before the final, announced her retirement from wrestling and also appealed to the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS). Her appeal for the plea was accepted on Thursday and her case is currently ongoing.

Tendulkar took to his official X account and shared a statement, which said that Vinesh had reached the finals fairly and had been robbed of winning the silver medal at least. Tendulkar also opined that if she had used any enhancement drug then her disqualification would have made sense. He concluded by saying that Vinesh should get the medal that she deserves.

"Every sport has rules and those rules need to be seen in context, maybe even revisited at times. Vinesh Phogat qualified fair and square for the finals. Her disqualification by weight was before the finals, and hence, for her to be robbed of a deserving silver medal defies logic and sporting sense. It would have been understandable if an athlete were to have been disqualified for ethical breaches such as the usage of performance-enhancing drugs. In that case, to not be awarded any medal and be placed last would be justifiable. However, Vinesh beat her opponents fairly to reach the top two. She deserves a silver medal. "While we all wait for a verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, let us hope and pray that Vinesh gets the recognition she deserves," he said.

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Vinesh's appeal verdict likely be before the Olympics end

The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) on Friday revealed that the plea made by Vinesh Phogat for her disqualification in the women's 50kg category summit clash would be revealed before the ongoing quadrennial event ends.

It's an ongoing process and as per the latest reports, the sole arbitrator Dr. Annabelle Bennett is single-handedly dealing with the matter.