The Court of Arbitration (CAS) rejected Vinesh Phogat's appeal just a day before India's Independence Day. With this decision of CAS, the hopes of Indian fans were dashed. After a 3-hour hearing and much contemplation, the Supreme Court of Sports accepted the side of UWW (United World Wrestling) and International Olympic Committee (IOC). The result was that along with missing the gold, she also had to lose the silver medal. In such a situation, the question arises that why did Vinesh Phogat not get a relaxation of just 100 grams for such a big match? Let's know.

2 big reasons for not getting discount

Earlier, all the bouts of different weight categories in wrestling were played on the same day.

Then the wrestlers did not have any problem in maintaining weight. A big change came in 2017. UWW, the largest wrestling organization, decided that big events like Olympics and World Championships would be held in two days. Since then, wrestlers started facing problems in maintaining weight. Earning money through viewership and various other means was a big reason behind bringing this rule. At the same time, UWW President Nenad Lalovic had put forward his arguments in favor of the rule after the Vinesh Phogat case.

According to him, Lalovic expressed sympathy towards the Indian wrestler and said that giving 100 grams exemption is not a big deal. Then you may have to give 200 grams exemption also. There is no end to giving exemption. At the same time, it will be unfair to other wrestlers as well. He had given another reason that many wrestlers are preferring to leave their category and play in other weight categories. For this, they have to lose a lot of weight, which can have a bad effect on their health.

Lalovic said that wrestlers are only looking at the current event, not the next 20-30 years.

The organization wants wrestlers to play in their natural weight category so that they are not affected. Apart from this, playing in the actual category brings out the best performance. These arguments of UWW proved to be too much for Vinesh in CAS.

What is Vinesh's case?

Vinesh Phogat participated in the women's 50 kg weight category in the Paris Olympics 2024 and reached its final. During the weighing on the morning of the final, her weight was found to be 100 grams more than the prescribed limit. According to the rules of UWW, any wrestler is disqualified from the entire tournament if he is found to be overweight than his category.

Not only this, his bouts are not valid and are kept final. Despite being in a position to win, he is not given a medal. The same happened with Vinesh. Let us tell you, Vinesh has previously played in the 53 kg category.

Not only this, his bouts are not valid and are kept final. Despite being in a position to win, he is not given a medal. The same happened with Vinesh. Let us tell you, Vinesh has previously played in the 53 kg category.