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Delhi HC allows Vinesh Phogat in Asian Games trials
The Delhi High Court has permitted wrestler Vinesh Phogat to take part in the Asian Games selection trials scheduled for May 30-31, overturning a single-judge order. The court directed the Wrestling Federation…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi High Court has permitted wrestler Vinesh Phogat to take part in the Asian Games selection trials scheduled for May 30-31, overturning a single-judge order. The court directed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to video-record the trials and have independent observers from the Sports Authority of India and the Indian Olympic Association present.
A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia called the WFI's selection policy "exclusionary" for not giving discretion to consider an iconic player returning from maternity leave. Phogat, a former Olympic finalist, was disqualified from the Paris 2024 gold medal match after being 100 gm overweight at weigh-in.
The Indian Opinion
The court rightly flagged that a rigid policy penalising maternity leave hurts women in sport. But some will accuse Phogat of getting special treatment. The answer lies in the trial itself: if she wins fairly on mat, no complaint holds. Watch the video recordings and see if every wrestler gets the same chance to prove fitness. Did the WFI learn from its own bias? The footage will tell.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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