Harish Salve to represent IOA in CAS hearing over Vinesh Phogat's disqualification
Paris: Renowned senior lawyer Harish Salve will represent the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing on Friday regarding the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics.
Phogat, 29, was disqualified just hours before her women’s 50kg wrestling gold medal bout for failing to meet the weight requirement by over 100 grams. Despite securing a spot in the final, she was stripped of a podium finish, which had guaranteed her at least a silver medal.
Phogat’s team has appealed to the CAS, seeking to have her awarded a joint-silver medal by maintaining her ranking from day one of the tournament, as she had fairly won the three fights on that day as per the laws. as reported by the Bar and Bench.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set up a dedicated ad hoc division in Paris for handling cases during the Games, under the leadership of Michael Lenard from the United States. The hearing for this case is scheduled to start at 12:30 PM IST (9:00 AM Paris time) on Friday, August 9.
Following her disqualification from the Summer Games final, Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling on Thursday. In a heartfelt post on X (formerly Twitter), Phogat wrote, “Maa kushti (wrestling) won against me, I lost. Forgive me, your dream and my courage have been broken. I don’t have any more strength now. Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024. I will always be indebted to you all for forgiveness.”
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
