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New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat’s quest to win an Olympic medal came to an end for now in heartbreaking circumstances with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissing her plea for a joint silver. While the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has said that it is exploring further options, the dismissal brings to an end an important chapter in an incident that has gripped the country and the wrestling world at large.
Vinesh herself has posted her first reaction since the dismissal of her plea. The 29-year-old three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist posted a photo of her lying on the mat with her hands on her head on Instagram. She gave no caption to the picture. Although it looks like a picture in which she is in agony, it is in fact from the highest point of her campaign at the Paris Olympics, when she stunned defending champion Yui Sasaki of Japan in her women’s 50kg wrestling round of 16 bout.
The CAS delayed the announcement of their verdict a few times before finally announcing that her plea had been dismissed. IOA President PT Usha expressed her “shock and disappointment” at the outcome. In an official statement from the IOA, concerns were voiced over the decision of the Sole Arbitrator at CAS, which upheld the ruling in favour of United World Wrestling (UWW) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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