Vinesh Phogat CAS verdict highlights: Silver medal decision deferred to August 16

Vinesh Phogat CAS verdict highlights: Silver medal decision deferred to August 16

Legendary Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh believes that Vinesh Phogat deserves a medal after reaching the final of the women’s 50kg wrestling competition in Paris after being disqualified for being merely 100 gram over-weight.  The celebrated custodian, who retired from competitive sport after his second successive Olympic bronze medal, couldn’t even imagine himself …

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‘They snatched silver medal from Vinesh Phogat. If I were in her place…’: PR Sreejesh reveals he met wrestler in Paris | Olympics

‘They snatched silver medal from Vinesh Phogat. If I were in her place…’: PR Sreejesh reveals he met wrestler in Paris | Olympics

Legendary India hockey player PR Sreejesh said the Olympic silver medal was snatched from Vinesh Phogat in the women’s 50kg wrestling. Vinesh, who made history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to reach the Olympic final and assure at least a silver medal, was disqualified from the competition and stripped of a podium finish …

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