The WFI ad-hoc panel handed Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat direct entries into the Asian Games. The IOA ad-hoc panel said in a circular that it has already selected wrestlers in men's freestyle 65kg and women's 53kg but trials will be held in all six weight categories in each of the three styles. The WFI took the decision without the consent of the national chief coaches.
The Indian Olympic Association's ad-hoc committee took the decision just four days before the trials to select the wrestling squad for the Asian Games. The competition will start on September 23 in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Ashok Garg confirmed to PTI that the two wrestlers have been free from the trials.
The greco-roman and women's freestyle trials will be on July 22, while the men's freestyle trials will be on July 23 at IG Stadium in New Delhi. Bajrang is currently training in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. He was one of the six protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan.
Vinesh the 53kg wrestler, who won the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold medal is training in Budapest, Hungary. The move to exempt Bajrang and Vinesh, however, has not gone down well with fellow competitors, who have threatened to move court.
4-on-4 Gold for Indian girls in U17 Wrestling World Championships 2024
Indian women's wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit and Mansi Lather won Gold medals in 43kg, 57kg, 65kg and 73kg respectively in U17 Wrestling World Championships 2024 in Amman.
Indian women's wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit and Mansi Lather made it 4-on-4 by winning 4 Gold medals in 43kg, 57kg, 65kg and 73kg women's freestyle respectively in the U17 Wrestling World Championships 2024 in Amman.
Indian boys Ronak Dahiya and Sainath Pardhi already had won two bronze medals in the Men's Greco-Roman category and on Thursday it was the girl's time to bring glory to the country.
Aditi, Neha, Pulkit and Mansi dominate in Women's fresstyle
Aditi Kumari won the gold medal in 43kg Women's freestyle
Aditi Kumari defeated Maria Louisa Gkika of Grece by 7-0 in the final of the 43kg freestyle category to win India's first gold of the U17 Wrestling World Championships 2024.
Neha won Gold in 57kg women's freestyle
After that, Neha continued the momentum for India So Tsutsui of Japan by technical superiority 10-0 in the final of the women's freestyle 57kg to clinch India's second gold. That was Neha's third win by superiority or fall in the tournament.
Pulkit wins gold medal in 65kg women's freestyle category
Pulkit then ensured India's third gold of the night and competition by beating Daria Frolova (AIN) 6-3 in the women's freestyle 65kg division.
In the end, Mansi Lather made it 4 out of 4 for India in the Women's freestyle wrestling by pinning Hanna Pirskaya (AIN) while leading 5-0 in the final of the women's freestyle 73kg category.
Paris Olympics 2024: CAS accepts protest appeal against disqualification from Vinesh Phogat
The hearing will start at 5:30 PM IST. If Vinesh wins the appeal, she will be awarded a joint silver medal. If she loses, the disqualification will stand, and she will finish in last place.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) accepted Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. The hearing will start at 5:30 PM IST.
The hearing will be conducted online
Joelle Monlouis, Estelle Ivanova, Habbine Estelle Kim, and Charles Amson will be the lawyers representing Vinesh at the CAS hearing. The hearing will be conducted online. If Vinesh wins the appeal, she will be awarded a joint-silver medal. If she loses, the disqualification will stand, and she will finish in last place.
Vinesh found overweight
Vinesh Phogat stormed into the final after three sensational wins in the women's 50kg category and boosted India's hopes for the first gold at the 33rd Summer Games. But Vinesh's weight was found to be 100 grams more than her prescribed category of 50kg.
After this, the Olympic Association disqualified her from the freestyle women's wrestling final against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt and was denied a silver as well. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and IOA strongly protested against the disqualification and the wrestler approached the Court of Arbitration on Wednesday.
Vinesh took retirement
A day after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024, Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling on X.
Phogat was favored to win a historic gold medal and was assured of at least a silver before the disqualification. However, being disqualified due to weight meant that none of her earlier victories counted, and she returned home without a medal.
Explained: What is the weigh-in rule in Wrestling? Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024?
Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics 2024 after not making the weight cut of 50kg on the morning of the final. Here are the weigh-in rules in Wrestling to explain everything.
Phogat had beaten Yui Susaki, Oksana Livach and Yusneylys Guzmán in the pre-quarters, quarters and semi-finals before reaching the finals. Sadly, everything changed for Vinesh Phogat and nearly 1.4 Billion Indian fans when she failed the weight test today.
The three-time Commonwealth Games Gold medalist was found 100 gms overweight, and as per the rule of the United World Wrestling, she will be scraped from medals and will be placed last in the tournament.
As perUnited World Wrestling Article no. 11, "For all competitions, the weigh-in is organised each morning of the concerned weight category. The weigh-in and the medical control lasts 30 minutes. The second morning of the concerned weight category only the wrestlers who participate in the repechages and finals have to come for the weigh-in. This weigh-in will last 15 minutes. "
2kg tolerance allowed on the first day
There are two kinds of rules for two weigh-in days as per United World Wrestling. As per their rule, they allow a 2kg tolerance on the first day of weigh-in but do not allow the same for the next day.
Screenshot from United World Wrestling.
"The medical control and a first weigh-in will be held the morning of the concerned weight category. The qualified athletes for the finals and repechages will be weigh-in again the second morning of the concerned weight category. No more weight tolerance will be allowed for the second weigh-in."
"2kg weight tolerance is allowed for World Cup, UWW Ranking Series Tournaments and for the International Tournaments," article no. 3of the United World Wrestling states.
So, this means Vinesh was below 52kg yesterday morning but had to be below 50kg to be able to play in the finals.
Vinesh Phogat and her team did everything they could do the shred off those extra two kilos. But, cutting down extra weight from the body is an extremely rigorous process.
The wrestler needs to cut down on water, food and everything and at the same time lose calories doing exercise to lose weight. Vinesh did everything.
She was seen doing jumping ropes in a sweat suit and worked on it throughout the day. This caused her a tremendous amount of dehydration andhad to be hospitalised right after disqualification.
Examples of wrestlers getting disqualified due to not making the weight limit at Paris Olympics 2024
Yes, there are three more wrestlers who were disqualified as they could not make the weight limit at the Paris Olympics 2024.
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India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) Highlights | Antim Panghal's campaign ends; India's challenge ended in women’s table tennis team event; Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Women's 50kg Wrestling final; Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth, misses to win India's 4th medal
Catch all the LIVE updates of Day 12 of India At Paris Olympics 2024 as Mirabai Chanu is ready to start her campaign while Antim Panghal will be in action in the Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final.
Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India AtParis Olympics 2024Day 12 (7th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics.
So far, India's three medals have come from shooting, and with the shooting event getting over, our focus has shifted to athletics.
Zhihui does it again She lifts a combined 206kg to secure the gold medal. It is 117kg in clean & jerk.
Aug 7, 2024, 7:48 PM
Another 4th place finish for India
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 114kg and finishes fourth with 199kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 7:33 PM
Mirabai does it in her second attempt
She doesn't make a mistake this time. What a moment for Mirabai!
Aug 7, 2024, 7:30 PM
Mirabai is not able to lift the 111kg in her first attempt
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 111kg in her first attempt.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:46 PM
Weightlifting women’s 49kg: Mihaela Cambei is at the top; Mirabai Chanu is at the third spot
Mihaela Cambei of Romania is at the top with a lift of 93kg in her final attempt. Meanwhile, Mirabai Chanu is at the third spot after the end of the snatch round with her best lift being 88kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:30 PM
What a moment for Mirabai!
Chanu gets the 88 this time. She stays at the top. The lift was under review but she got the green light.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:26 PM
Chanu is unable to lift 88kg
Chanu is unsuccessful at lifting 88kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:10 PM
Weightlifting women’s 49kg: What a start from Mirabai!
85 to start. It’s a clean lift from Mirabai and she moves into the joint lead in snatch with Piron Candelario.
Aug 7, 2024, 5:40 PM
Mirabai Chanu will be in action
Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Women's 49kg weightlifting.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 AM
Golf | Aditi Ashok leads
Aditi Ashok is now Tied 1st after 14 holes. This is some high level of golf from Aditi.
Diksha Dagar Tied 7th.
This is only Round 1. We will have three more rounds during the course of the next three days.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:44 AM
Wrestling | Antim Panghal's campaign ends
Turkey’s Zeynep Yetgil beat Indian wrestlerAntim Panghal 10-0 in the women’s 53kg freestyle round of 16 bout.
The Turkish wrestler, however, crashed out in the quarter-final against Annika Wendle of Germany, who secured a victory by fall.
Antim, as a result, will not feature in the repechage round, ending her Paris 2024 campaign.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:02 AM
Golf | Aditi Ashok tied 3rd
Aditi Ashok is Tied 3rd in the Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 golf event. A solid start from the Asian games silver medallist. Still plenty of work to be done as we are at just 12 holes.
Meanwhile, Diksha Dagar is currently Tied 9th.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:00 AM
BAD day for India at Paris Olympics 2024
Today was a bad day for India in the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat got disqualified
Antim Panghal lost Round of 16 bout
Jyothi Yaraji stood at number 7
India had to face defeat in the table tennis quarters
Annu Rani, Sarvesh Kushare, Suraj Panwar-Priyanka Goswami were eliminated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Wrestling | Antim Panghal loses R16 bout
There is another disappointing news from wrestling for India.
India's Antim Panghal loses her Women's 53kg freestyle wrestling last 16 bout to Turkey's Yetgil Zeynep.
Antim will now hope to compete for the bronze medal via repechage, if Zeynep reaches the final.
Aug 7, 2024, 10:26 AM
Table Tennis | India's challenge in table tennis ended
India has also seen disappointing performance in table tennis. Manika Batra and Sreeja lost.
Germany has registered victory. India's challenge in table tennis is now over.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:50 AM
Table Tennis | India makes brilliant comeback! Archana Kamath wins Match 3
Archana Kamath has helped India to stay alive in the competition vs Germany in the Table tennis women's team Quarter Finals.
Upto Sreeja and Manika to pull this off for India and pave a way for the semi-finals.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:40 AM
Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024?
Table Tennis | Manika loses Match 2; India 0 Germany 2
In Match No 2, German paddler Annett Kaufmann makes a good comeback and dominates India's Manika Batra. In the next two games, she easily dominates Batra as he registers a scoreline of 11-5, 11-7, in the second and third games respectively.
Match No 2 is currently led by Germany with 2-1 scoreline.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 AM
Athletics | Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th
Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th with the timing of 13.16 seconds.
In Round 1 Heat 4, Yarraji's time was 13.16 while her reaction time was 0.168.
She will compete in the repechage round, giving her another chance to reach the semifinals
Aug 7, 2024, 8:50 AM
Table Tennis | India fails to clinch the Match 1
Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath failed to clinch the first match against the German duo. In the fourth game, Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona had a dominating outing, clinching a victory 11-6.
The first match of the quarterfinals has been won by Germany with a scoreline of 3-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:46 AM
Table Tennis | India loses third game
After making a brilliant comeback in the second game, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath lost the 3rd game against Germany. It was a tough fight from both the ends but Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona had the last laugh.
The scoreline of third game was 10-12 in the favour of Germany as the Match No 1 is also lead by Germany 2-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:43 AM
Athletics | Jyothi Yarraji in action
Jyothi Yarraji is in heat 4 in round 1 of the women’s 100m hurdles at Paris 2024.
The first three in each heat, along with the next best three overall, will advance to the semi-final. The remainder, who finish the races, will make the repechage round.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:31 AM
Table Tennis | India levels 1-1 over Germany
After trailing 0-1 in the first game, Indian paddlers Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath hold their nerves and bounce back in style to clinch the second game.
The second games shows a different side of Team India as the paddlers were much confident. They claimed the second game with a scoreline of 11-8. The first match is currently levelled 1-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:28 AM
Table Tennis | India trail 0-1 in the first match
In the first game of Match No 1, India face heartbreak as Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath's hard work goes in vain.
In a thrilling round, the Indian paddlers show a great fight but Germany's Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona brilliantly snatch the game from the Indians. The scoreline read 11-5 in favour of Germany.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:23 AM
Table Tennis | Women's team quarterfinal begins
The table tennis women's team quarterfinals between India and Germany begins.
The first match 1, featuring Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath of India is going up and down. In Game 1, the India paddlers are putting up a great fight against Germany.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:03 AM
Vinesh Phogat disqualified
Indian star wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from women's wrestling 50 kg due to being overweight.
Vinesh's disqualification is bad news for Indian fans. Vinesh had to play the final match for the gold medal late at night.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:12 AM
Athletics: Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami are in action in Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:11 AM
India's schedule 7th August
Athletics
Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed (Gold Medal Event) - Suraj Panwar/Priyanka Goswami - 11:00 AM
Men's High Jump Qualification - Sarvesh Kushare - 1:35 PM
Paris Olympics 2024: When is Vinesh Phoghat's event?
The elite Indian female athlete Vinesh Phogat will start her journey in the Paris Olympics 2024 from 6th August 2024. She and five more wrestlers from India will be in action in the 50 kg freestyle event.
We are arriving towards the final week of the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian fans will begin focusing on athletics and wrestling. India’s one of the wrestling medal contenders in Paris is Vinesh Phogat. She will be competing in 50kg freestyle wrestling. The 29-year-old will try to extend India's tally at the Paris Olympics 2024.
She will compete at the Olympics for the third consecutive time. Phogat made her debut at the Rio Olympics in 2016 in the 48kg freestyle and lost in the quarterfinals. The Indian female athlete suffered a dislocation in her right knee during the quarterfinals and had to be carried away on a stretcher.
She made a comeback at the and reached the quarterfinals again but this time in the 53kg freestyle event. However, she lost to Belarusian Vanesa Kaladzinskaya. Her journey at the 2024 Summer Olympics will begin on 6th August, the 11th day of the competition.
Phogat will be hoping for a maiden Olympic medal. She and five more wrestlers will be seen from the Indian contingent.
Timing of the women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling bout in Paris Olympics 2024
The women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling event will start on Tuesday, August 6, beginning at 3:00 PM IST (11:30 a.m. local time). Vinesh Phogat and five more wrestlers from India in the 50 kg freestyle event will be in action at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.
Where to follow the Paris Olympics 2024 events in India?
Fans in India can watch the live telecast of women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling bouts on the Sports 18 network TV. The events will also be streamed live on Jio Cinema and it's free for all users.
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