Vinesh Phogat disqualified: Even because the nation awaits the choice of the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) about Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat being awarded a silver medal on the Paris Olympics, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has weighed in saying that the foundations that noticed Vinesh Phogat being disqualified defied logic and sporting sense.
In a social media publish on Friday, Sachin Tendulkar requested for the wrestling guidelines to be revisited.
Vinesh Phogat was discovered to be 100 grams over the permissible weight on the second day of the weigh-ins, which led to her being disqualified. It should be famous that she was beneath the restrict on the primary day. The principles by the United Wrestling World (UWW) stipulated that Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, who Vinesh Phogat beat within the semi-final, would compete for the gold medal towards Sarah Hildebrandt of the USA. Within the ultimate, Hildebrandt defeated the Cuban wrestler 3-0 to say gold, whereas Guzman Lopez claimed silver, regardless of dropping twice on the Olympics.
This brought about a large outcry not simply in India, but in addition in wrestling circles with legendary American wrestler Jordan Burroughs main the marketing campaign on social media to award Vinesh Phogat a silver medal.
What has Sachin Tendulkar mentioned about Vinesh Phogat?
Now Sachin Tendulkar additionally has joined in.
In an publish on social media, the sporting icon mentioned: “Time for an Umpire’s Name! Each sport has guidelines and people guidelines must be seen in context, perhaps even revisited at instances. Vinesh Phogat certified truthful and sq. for the finals. Her disqualification by weight, was earlier than the finals, and therefore, for her to be robbed of a deserving silver medal defies logic and sporting sense. It might have been comprehensible if an athlete had been to have been disqualified for moral breaches such because the utilization of efficiency enhancing medication. In that case, to not be awarded any medal and be positioned final can be justifiable.
“Nevertheless, Vinesh beat her opponents pretty to achieve the highest two. She positively deserves a silver medal. Whereas all of us look forward to a verdict from the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport, 1et us hope and pray that Vinesh will get the popularity she deserves.”