Lawyer Harish Salve’s big claim on Paris Olympics: ‘Wrestler Vinesh Phogat didn’t want to…’ | Latest News India
Sep 14, 2024 12:21 PM IST Lawyer Harish Salve claimed that wrestler Vinesh Phogat did not want to challenge the decision to disqualifying her at the Paris Olympics 2024. Top lawyer Harish Salve has has claimed that that Vinesh Phogat did not want to challenge the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which disqualified her from the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 7. Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat. Harish Salve’s statement is in contrast to allegations by Vinesh Phogat, who stated that she had no support from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), and that her lawyers had been lenient on the judgment that disqualified her, due to which she couldn’t get a medal. Harish Salve had represented Vinesh Phogat in the international court on behalf of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in her plea to get a joint-silver medal. However, they lost the plea and Vinesh Phogat had to return without a medal. In an interview, Harish Salve told TimesNow that Vinesh Phogat had not wanted to challenged …