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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Chamoli hydropower tunnel train collision: 88 injured, magisterial probe ordered
Gopeshwar/Dehradun (PTI): Chamoli District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar on Wednesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the collision between two loco trains inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the under-construction Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project, which left 88 people injured.
Earlier in the day, Kumar said that the accident occurred around 8.30 pm on Tuesday at the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) site inside the tunnel being built by THDC (India).
A loco train carrying workers for tunnel excavation during the night shift was about two kilometres inside the tunnel when another loco train coming from the opposite direction lost control and collided with it.
One of the trains had workers and officials on board, while the other carried material.
Upon receiving information about the collision, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered proper treatment for the injured. He spoke to the DM over the phone and instructed him to ensure that all the injured receive the best possible medical facilities.
DM Kumar and Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar met the injured at the Gopeshwar District Hospital.
Kumar said 109 people were on board the loco train at the time of the accident, most of them labourers. None of the injured was serious, he said.
He said that 88 of them were injured, although none of them are in serious condition. They said that 84 workers were discharged after receiving first aid, while four are still hospitalized.
DM Kumar and SP Panwar also inspected the project site and sought detailed information about the incident from the project officials.
They instructed them to strictly implement all necessary safety standards to prevent a recurrence of such an incident in the future.
After inspection, the DM issued orders for a magisterial inquiry into the accident caused by the collision of the loco trains.
Meanwhile, the Railways said the trains involved in the collision had no connection with it.
"It is clarified that this unfortunate incident occurred in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, involving a trolley used in the local transportation system during the construction of a hydroelectric project tunnel. The train referred to in the news reports is not an Indian Railways train, but a transportation system being used locally by the project team," the government entity said in a statement.
According to officials, rail-like vehicles are used to transport workers, employees, and materials for construction work inside the tunnel.
The project, being built between Helang and Pipalkoti on the Alaknanda River, will generate 444 megawatts of electricity through four turbines. The project is targeted for completion by next year.
