Whole of India is with her, she”s champion: sporting fraternity on CAS dismissing Vinesh”s appeal

New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) The Indian sporting fraternity reacted with disappointment at the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) verdict rejecting wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her Olympic disqualification but said she will remain a champion for them.

The ad-hoc division of the CAS on Wednesday rejected Vinesh’s appeal against a gut-wrenching disqualification from the Paris Olympics 50kg final for being 100gm overweight, which dashed any hopes of securing a belated silver medal.

“It’s disappointing but we can’t do anything about that,” hockey legend PR Sreejesh, who retired after inspiring the Indian team to a second consecutive Olympic bronze medal in the Paris Games, told

Source: PTI News

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