Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Dr. PT Usha has given a statement on Sunday which is very much discussed. During this entire statement, the name of Vinesh, who was disqualified in 50 kg freestyle in Paris Olympics, was not taken. But it is believed that he has definitely given advice to Vinesh through gestures.
Former Olympian and now Chief of IOA, Dr. PT Usha said – Managing weight is the responsibility of the player and coach. Especially in sports like wrestling, weightlifting, boxing and judo. The responsibility of weight management of athletes in these games lies with each athlete and his coach, and not with the IOA-appointed Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala and his team.
The IOA had appointed a medical team a few months ago, which will primarily assist the athletes in their recovery and injury management during and after the event. This team was also created to assist those athletes who did not have their own team of nutritionists and physiotherapists.
Dr Pardiwala was defended
Dr. Usha said that the hatred towards the IOA medical team, especially Dr. Pardiwala, is unacceptable and should be condemned. He expressed hope that those accusing the IOA medical team would consider all the facts before reaching any conclusion. This statement comes after Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the final of the women’s 50 kg weight category as she violated the weight limit set before the title match.
Verdict in Vinesh case will come on August 13
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has extended till Tuesday, August 13, the deadline to give its decision on whether to award the silver medal to Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the Paris Olympics.
According to a statement from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), CAS has extended the deadline for the final decision to 9:30 pm IST on Tuesday, August 13. The Adhoc Division of CAS said that Australian judge Dr. Annabelle Bennett will give her verdict in the Vinesh Phogat vs United World Wrestling (UWW) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) case by 13 August 2024 (9:30 pm).
Vinesh took retirement on 8th August
Vinesh had announced her retirement by writing a post on social media. He had written – Mother won wrestling with me, I lost. Forgive me, your dream and my courage were broken. Now I have no more strength. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will always be indebted to you all.
Mother, she won the wrestling match with me, I lost, sorry, your dream, my courage is all broken, I don’t have any more strength than this.
Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024 🙏
I will always be indebted to you all, sorry.
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) August 7, 2024
In her illustrious career, Vinesh has won two World Championship bronze medals (2019 and 2022), Asian Games gold medal (2018) and bronze (2014), and three Commonwealth Games gold medals (2014, 2018, 2022). He also won the gold medal in the Asian Championship (2021) and won silver and bronze medals at the continental level.