'Not talking to anyone': Vinesh Phogat leaves Olympic village ahead of CAS verdict on silver medal
PTC News Desk: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has left the Paris Olympic Games village after the closing ceremony for the 33rd Summer Games. The wrestler is set to arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will deliver its long-awaited decision on her appeal for a joint silver medal following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh is slated to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
At the Paris Olympics 2024, Vinesh stunned the wrestling world by defeating then-defending champion and world number one Yui Susaki in her opener, en route to becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympics final. However, she was disqualified from the women's 50kg freestyle gold medal battle the next morning after being found to be 100 gms overweight during the customary weigh-in.
Vinesh lost consciousness and was brought to a polyclinic inside the Games village as she suffered from dehydration after taking extreme measures to lose the three kilos she accumulated during her three bouts on Tuesday.
She later filed an appeal with the CAS against her Olympic disqualification, seeking a joint silver medal in the 50 kg weight category.
Meanwhile, media reports confirm that, while Vinesh has been feeling better since her disqualification last week. "Vinesh is feeling better now and has started eating a little. She isn't talking to anyone, though. We are all with her," sources said.
- With inputs from agencies
