The Ad-Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has given more time to the Sole Arbitrator to pronounce its verdict in Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification by the United World Wrestling (UWW) from the women's 50 kg freestyle final for being 100 gm overweight in the second-day weigh-in in the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh has challenged the decision to be disqualified from the 50kg gold medal bout and has knocked on the CAS doors to be awarded a shared silver medal along with Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at the Paris Olympics.
Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57 kg freestyle category with a dominating 13-5 win over Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz as India ended what could only be described as a heartbreaking campaign for Indian wrestlers following the loss of a medal because of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification.
As Aman Sehrawat prepares to compete for a bronze medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris Olympics, his assistant coach at Chhatrasal Stadium, Jaiveer Singh is confident that the 21-year-old will finish his campaign with a medal.
Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics on Thursday night.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace of goals as the Indian men's hockey team fought back from a goal down to prevail 2-1 over Spain in the third-place match and bagged a second successive bronze medal in the Olympic Games here on Thursday, giving seasoned goalkeeper PR Sreejesh a memorable farewell as he bid adieu to the sport.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) refuted media reports of imposing ban on wrestler Antim Panghal following a disciplinary breach in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Aman Sehrawat advanced to the men's 57kg wrestling quarterfinal after beating European Championships gold medallist Vladimir Egorov of North Mcedonia at the Paris Olympics, here on Thursday.
It was a heartbreak for Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in the Paris Games as she finished fourth in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting final here on Wednesday. After the final, Manipuri lifter revealed that she felt weakness on stage as it was the third day of her menstruation.
The USA and China continued to be in the top two of the Paris Olympics medal tally, entering Day 13 of the competition with a total of 94 and 65 medals, respectively.
A day of heartbreaks has just turned worse for Indian fans as top medal hopeful and silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, S. Mirabai Chanu finished fourth in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting final here on Wednesday.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T. Usha, contingent's Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, Chef De Mission Gagan Narang and others gathered here on Wednesday to address the situation regarding Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Paris Olympics.
Indian women's table tennis team, consisting of Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath, lost 3-1 in the quarterfinal against Germany here on Wednesday.
While informing that she had spoken to Vinesh Phogat in the Polyclinic at the Games Village, Usha said that the Indian contingent's medical team helped Vinesh and her support staff reduce her weight to 50 kg for her final bout on Wednesday morning.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, a gold hopeful at the Paris Olympics, suffered a heartbreak as she was disqualified from the event hours before her final bout. Her ‘confirmed’ silver medal also stands cancelled after her disqualification, which happened over her weight. The wrestler got 100 gm overweight in the 50-kg wrestling event.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia hailed Vinesh Phogat as "a gold medalist of courage and morality" after the Indian grappler got disqualified from the women’s 50 kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed a few grams over the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.
Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who lost to Vinesh Phogat in the semifinals, will replace the Indian wrestler in the women's 50kg final after Vinesh failed the second day weigh-in at the Paris Olympics, the organisers said on Wednesday.
In what will be a major heartbreak for Indian wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed "few grams over" the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.
Indian quarter-miler Kiran Pahal finished sixth in heat 1 of the women's 400m repechage round at the Paris 2024 Olympics and failed her place in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat advanced to the quarterfinal of the women's freestyle 50kg after registering a 3-2 upset win over four-time world champion Japan's Yui Susaki in the pre-quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics, here on Tuesday.
Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa criticised badminton legend Prakash Padukone over his remarks regarding "player responsibility" after Lakshya Sen missed out on a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Coming into the Day 11 of the competitions at the Paris Olympics, USA and China remain in top two in the medal tally with a total of 79 and 53 medals, respectively.
The doctor taped her finger and within seconds after resuming the bout, the North Korean grappler took advantage of her injured opponent to level it 8-8. With the last 12 seconds remaining before the final hooter, the North Korean took the two points quickly to seal the match 10-8.
Dahiya opened the scoring in the bout and took a 1-0 lead through a step-out point in the first round. Tetiana relied on her defence and waited for the perfect chance to score four points on the counterattack and held a 4-1 lead.
After scripting a heroic win against Great Britain in the Quarter-Final of the Paris Olympic Games, a charged-up Indian men's hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh will take on a familiar foe in Germany on Tuesday in their quest to 'change the colour of the medal', here at the iconic Yves-du-Manoir Stadium.
