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Paris Olympics Live Updates: “Have To Follow Rules” – United World Wrestling’s Clear Take On Vinesh Phogat Row

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Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Vinesh Phogat’s Verdict Live Updates: The suspense on Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s decision on wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal continues. Regarding the matter, United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic said, “I am so sorry for what happened, but no matter the size of your country, athletes are athletes. This weigh-in was public, everyone saw what happened. How can we allow someone to compete when we all saw what happened. We don’t have any other choice but to follow our rules.” Vinesh had filed to appeals after her disqualification from the Women’s 50kg event. Vinesh had appealed to be awarded a joint-silver, with the CAS accepting the appeeal. However, CAS said that the verdict would come by Saturday, 9:30PM IST. (Medals Tally)

Here are the Live Updates of Vinesh Phogat’s verdict and closing ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024: 







  • 20:08 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Basketball: France eye revenge!

    Fresh from the men’s team’s loss to USA in the gold medal match, France eye payback in the women’s gold medal match. They currently lead 38-33 with just over four minutes left in the 3rd quarter

  • 20:04 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Sebastian Coe eyeing IOC seat?

    World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted that he might give “serious thought” about throwing his hat into the ring to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coe, whose third and final term as athletics chief ends in 2027, has long been suggested as a successor to Thomas Bach.

  • 20:02 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: UWW’s take on Vinesh Phogat row!

    As India waits for the results of wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s hearing at the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), the United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic shared an important insight as far as the entire weigh-in controversy is concerned. “I am so sorry for what happened, but no matter the size of your country, athletes are athletes. This weigh-in was public, everyone saw what happened. How can we allow someone to compete when we all saw what happened. We don’t have any other choice but to follow our rules,” Lalovic told NDTV.

  • 19:39 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Cycling: Lavreysen makes history!

    Harrie Lavreysen becomes the Netherlands’ most successful summer Olympian with a third Paris cycling gold in the men’s keirin, taking his tally to six. Meanwhile, Ellesse Andrews powered to the women’s sprint title to add to her keirin gold.

  • 19:33 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Water Polo: Serbia edge out Croatia!

    An outstanding performance in the men’s water polo final sees Serbia take home their third consecutive gold meda. They beat Croatia 13-11

  • 18:29 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Volleyball: Danes trump Germans!

    Denmark take the gold medal in men’s volleyball, beating Germany 39-26 in the final. Juri Knorr with six strikes for his team to set up a comfortable victory.

  • 18:21 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Dutch take gold in women’s marathon!

    Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands wins the bronze in women’s marathon, with Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri taking silver and bronze, respectively.

  • 18:17 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Hello!

    Good evening and welcome to our Paris Olympics final day blog. We will continue our build-up to the closing cermony with all the updates from the medals event on the final day. We will also have our focus on the latest developments in Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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“Sorry For What Happened But We Have To Follow Rules”: World Wrestling Body Chief To NDTV

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As India waits for the results of wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s hearing at the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), the United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic shared an important insight as far as the entire weigh-in controversy is concerned. Lalovic, in an exclusive chat with NDTV, expressed his sympathies over the entire incident that saw Vinesh being disqualified from the Paris Olympic Games on the morning of her gold medal bout. Vinesh’s weight was reportedly just 100 grams over the 50kg mark that she needed to touch in order to be eligible for the final bout. But, she had to be disqualified.

Vinesh decided to lodge an appeal at the CAS, the results of which are still awaited, but the UWW chief doesn’t think there’s much scope for change in the results as the wrestling body was only following the rules that have been laid down.

“I am so sorry for what happened, but no matter the size of your country, athletes are athletes. This weigh-in was public, everyone saw what happened. How can we allow someone to compete when we all saw what happened. We don’t have any other choice but to follow our rules,” Lalovic told NDTV.

“We introduced that rule because of the care for the health of the athletes. Athletes have been obliged to weight rules in order to compete. Maybe some slight adjustments in the rules can be made, but we are not changing the rules. We are counseled and helped by our medical commission. They are absolutely against any change,” he added, ruling out the possibility of a major overhaul in weigh-in rules.

While the gold, silver and bronze medals have already been handed in the 50kg women’s freestyle wrestling, Vinesh has appealed for a joint-silver to be granted to her as she had already made the final while passing the weigh-in test.

Though there’s no provision for a second silver to be given but Vinesh and those fighting for her, haven’t given up hope.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 15: Wrestler Reetika Hooda Loses Last 8 Bout, To Rely On Repechage

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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 15 Live Updates: Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda lost to top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in quarterfinals of Women’s 76kg event at Paris Olympics. This comes after Reetika defeated Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy in the Round of 16. Reetika will now have to rely on the repechage round to win a medal. The focus, however, firmly remains on Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s verdict on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal of being awarded joint-silver in Women’s 50kg event, following her disqualification from the competition for being 100 grams overweight. The time limit for the verdict has been extended and it will come before  9:30 PM (IST). Earlier, golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar began India’s campaign on Day 15 of the Paris Olympics 2024. (India’s Day 15 Schedule | Medals Tally)

Here are the Live Updates from Day 15 of the Paris Olympics 2024:







  • 17:27 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Basketball: Serbia clinch bronze!

    Serbian win the bronze medal in Men’s Basketball after beating world champions Germany 93-83. The 2016 silver medallists return to the podium thanks to Nikola Jokić’s triple-double, the fifth in Olympic basketball history.

  • 16:44 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Wrestling: Reetika loses Last 8 bout!

    Kyzy scored her passivity point in the second round and beats Reetika by virtue of scoring the last point in the match. Reetika will now have to rely on repechage if Kyzy reaches the final. 

  • 16:37 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Wrestling: Reetika leads!

    Reetika with a narrow 1-0 lead after the end of the first Round, with the Kyrgyzstani wrestler being cautioned for passivity.

  • 16:35 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Wrestling: Action starts!

    Reetika Hooda’s 76kg wrestling quarterfinal bout against A Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) begins

  • 16:28 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Wrestling: Reetika in action soon!

    Reetika Hooda’s 76kg wrestling quarterfinal bout against A Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) to start soon. A place in the final up for grabs.

  • 15:58 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Wresling: Reetika in action next!

    The time for Reetika’s quarterfinal bout Women’s 76kg bout is out. She will be in action at 4:15 PM against Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medit Kyzy.

  • 15:47 (IST)

    Paris Olympics Live 2024, Wresling: Romanian wrestler injured!

    Romania’s Catalina Axente seems badly injured following an awkward landing during her bout against USA’s Kennedy Alexis Blades, who tossed her with a German suplex. It was definitely unintentional from the American, who seemed worried after Axente’s injury. The medics were quick to attend the Romanian grappler.

  • 15:43 (IST)

    Olympics Live: Who is Aiperi Medet Kyzy?

    Reetika Hooda will take on Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the Women’s 76kg quarterfinals. Kyzy, 25, won the bronze medal at 2023 World Championships in Belgrade. She also won the Asian Games gold medal last year in Hangzhou, and is also seeded number one in the 76kg draw. 

  • 15:20 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Wrestling: Reetika eases into Last 8!

    A stunning display from Reetika! A great effort from the Indian grappler as she defeats 8th seed, Bernadett Nagy, in the round of 16 in the women’s freestyle 76kg category. She will now take on top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy in the quarterfinals.

  • 15:15 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Wrestling: Reetika on the charge!

    A brilliant leg take-down from Reetika sees her score two more points in the second round. She now leads Bernadett Nagy 6-2. 

  • 15:13 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Wrestling: Reetika leads!

    A couple fine takedowns from Reetika sees her take a 4-0 lead against Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy in the Women’s Freestyle 76kg 1/8 Final bout

  • 15:09 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Wrestling: Reetika’s bout starts!

    Wrestler Reetika Hooda’s Women’s Freestyle 76kg 1/8 Final bout against Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy starts

  • 14:54 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Basketball: Serbia lead at End of Q1!

    End of the first quarter in this bronze medal game between Germany and Serbia. 21-30 in favour of the Serbians. 

  • 14:42 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Basketball: Serbia lead in Q1!

    Serbia have a narrow lead over Germany in the men’s bronze medal match. They lead 16:10 with roughly five minutes of action left in the first quarter.

  • 14:38 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Wrestling: All we know about Vinesh’s case!

    Vinesh had made two appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). While her first appeal for was rejected, where she had requested to allow her compete in the gold medal match, due to paucity of time. Her second appeal, which was to given a joint silver, was accepted. A verdict on the same is expected to be revealed later today at 9:30 by CAS, who have appointed a sole member ad hoc panel to see into the Indian grappler’s request.

  • 14:33 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Basketball: Bronze medal match underway!

    It’s Germany vs Serbia for bronze in Men’s Basketball event. The gold medal match will be held later today between France and defending champions USA. That will start around 1 AM IST.

  • 14:20 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Reetika Hooda in action soon!

    We are just around an hour away from the start of Reetika Hooda’s Round of 16 bout in Women’s 76kg wrestling event. She will take on Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy. This will be the 4th match on Mat B, with the action kicking off at 2:30 PM.

  • 14:18 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Big update on Vinesh judgement

    Big update regarding the CAS judgement on Vinesh Phogat – The time limit for the panel to give their decision has been extended by 24 hours and the judgement will come by 9:30 PM (IST) today.

  • 14:03 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Men’s Maration champion

    Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge’s bid for a third gold went up in smoke. Tola clocked an Olympic record of 2hr 06min 26sec for victory, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi. Kenya’s Benson Kipruto rounded out the podium, a further 13sec adrift.

  • 13:53 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Nadeem’s rewards

    Arshad Nadeem has catapulted to Pakistan sporting hall of fame, as he smashed the Olympic record twice in the javelin throw final at Paris Olympics 2024, en route to clinching gold. A look at everything that he is set to receive as reward for winning the medal.

  • 13:31 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Refugee Olympic Team member disqualified!

    Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris 2024 Games, was disqualified after displaying the words “Free Afghan Women” on her cape during her breaking routine in the competition’s pre-qualifiers on Friday.

    Talash, now resides in Spain, took to the floor with a powerful message, wearing a light blue cape emblazoned with the words “Free Afghan Women” in large white letters.

  • 13:11 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Heroes welcome!

    The Olympic bronze medal winning Indian men’s hockey team including captain Harmanpreet Singh arrived from Paris in New Delhi on Saturday morning. India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match, and were greeted by the fans at the airport. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is expected to travel back to Paris after being named the joint flag-bearer for the closing ceremony alongside Manu Bhaker.

  • 13:09 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: India awaits verdict on Vinesh!

    The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s one-member Ad-hoc panel is expected to announce the verdict on Vinesh’s appeal later today. The Indian grappler had requested to be awarded a joint-silver, following her disqualification from the 50kg event. The CAS said it will announce the decision before the end of the Games.

  • 12:31 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Aman’s close escape!

    Aman Sehrawat, India’s youngest Olympic bronze medal winning grappler, had to shed 4.5 kilograms of bodyweight in a stipulated time of 10 hours before mandatory second day weigh-in to qualify for the 57 kg bout.

  • 12:21 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Reetika in action soon!

    Grappler Aman Sehrawat provided a bronze medal to India in wrestling at the ongoing Paris Olympics but the focus will now shift to Reetika Hooda, who will be competing in the women’s freestyle 76kg.

  • 12:11 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Verdict on Vinesh’s appeal soon!

    Vinesh Phogat’s hearing came to a conclusion on Friday. The star Indian grappler was available online for it. Vinesh’s lawyer Harish Salve said that the disqualification is wrong.

  • 11:49 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Hello!

    Hello and welcome to our Paris Olympics Day 15 coverage. The focus firmly remains on Vinesh Phogat’s verdict. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to give a verdict on Vinesh’s request of being awarded a silver. Later in the day, wrestler Reetika Hooda will compete in Women’s 76kg, where she will take on Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy in the pre-quarterfinals. 

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“CAS Arbitrator Said…”: On Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic Silver Verdict Date, Lawyer Says This

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Vinesh Phogat’s hearing in Paris at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ended. The star Indian wrestler had appealed to the CAS after she was disqualified from the 50kg wrestling final at the Paris Olympics for being 100 gram overweight. Earlier, Vinesh was assured of a silver medal after entering the final of 5okg with three convincing wins but the disqualification saw her finish outside the medal bracket. Though Vinesh was within the permissible weight limit on the first day of the competition, on the second day she was found to be 100 gram overweight and was excluded from the Olympic wrestling final. 

Vinesh appealed the CAS, an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration, for a shared silver. The hearing of the appeal took place on Friday and went on for three hours in Paris. 

Vinesh, who was represented by four French lawyers, was present at the hearing virtually. Also present were lawyers Haris Salve and Vidushpat Singhania representing the Indian Olympics Association (IOA). The United World Wrestling (UWW) had their lawyer too at the hearing. There were referee and technical officials from UWW present at the hearing. 

Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC (AUS) was the sole arbitrator for CAS. She heard both parties’ arguments patiently. Vinesh’s lawyers argued that the wrestlers disqualification was not right. The CAS said that there is an operating procedure for which it was taking time but added that the verdict will be delivered soon.    

Singhania told NDTV that he was confident of a positive outcome. “We were the lawyers of the IOA. Harish Salve was leading the argument and I was assisting him. By an large everybody argument was heard,” he told NDTV. 

“The CAS arbitrator said I will give the operational rules order soon. The detailed reasoning will be released later. The hearing went well. The basic ask of Vinesh’s lawyer was that she should be given silver medal.”

Earlier, the CAS had released a statement on Vinesh Phogat. 

CAS Statement On Vinesh Phogat’s Plea:

“An application was filed at the CAS Ad hoc Division at 16:45 CEST on 7 August 2024 by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat (the Applicant) in relation to the decision taken by United World Wrestling (UWW) to replace her, because of her failed second weigh-in, before the gold medal match of the Women’s Freestyle 50kg competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 that was due to commence at 18:15 CEST the same day (the Challenged Decision),” the statement from the CAS, issued on Friday, read.

“The Applicant initially sought a decision from the CAS Ad hoc Division annulling the Challenged Decision and ordering another weigh-in before the final match as well as a declaration that she be declared eligible and qualified to participate in the final.

“However, she did not request urgent interim measures. The CAS Ad hoc Division procedure is fast, but it was not possible for a decision on the merits to be issued within an hour, bearing in mind that the Respondent UWW would have had to be heard first. The procedure is, however, ongoing and the Applicant has confirmed that she seeks the annulment of the Challenged Decision and that she requests to be awarded a (shared) silver medal.”

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“Won’t Be Able To Find Peace Until…”: Neeraj Chopra’s Emotional Revelation After Olympics Silver

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India javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra opened up about his injury woes after clinching a silver medal in the Olympics, revealing that he might have to undergo a surgery soon after having pushed himself extremely hard to compete here while battling a constant fear of breaking down. Chopra was dealing with a nagging adductor niggle (a problem related to muscles in the thigh) in the run up to the Paris Games. But he managed a season’s best effort of 89.45m to secure a silver medal, making him the first track-and-field athlete from India to have two Olympic medals, the first being an unprecedented gold in Tokyo.

Chopra finished behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who stole the show with an Olympic record-shattering throw of 92.97m to become the first individual Olympic gold-medallist from his country.

“I have a lot on my mind. When I am throwing, 60-70 percent focus of my is on the injury. I don’t want to get injured. Whenever I go for a throw, you will see that my speed is low. I am pushing myself,” he said.

“The doctor told me to go for surgery but I didn’t have that much time to take that decision before the world championship or after the world championship because it takes a lot of time to prepare for the Olympics,” he added, referring to the 2023 world championship where he won gold.

The 26-year-old, despite not being at his best here, became only the third Indian to win back-to-back Olympic medals after PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar.

“I am still pushing myself,” he said with a hint of frustration.

“It’s not good in sport, it’s not good to push and continue. If you want to run a long career then you have to be fit and healthy but there are competitions where you can’t make a decision. Now we will work on this and work on the technique,” he added.

Chopra said he will talk to his team and then “take a decision”.

He also detailed how the last seven years have been tough for him as far as fitness is concerned.

“I felt this in 2017. After that, I got a lot of treatments. But I will have to take a big decision for this,” he said.

Won’t find peace till I get a big throw

He didn’t mention the 90m mark but Chopra said he has potential to achieve bigger throws. Chopra’s career-best remains 89.94m which was achieved back in 2022.

“The distance that I had in me in 2016, especially in 2018, when I scored an 88m in the Asian Games, after that, I feel that I still have a lot of throws left. So, until that happens, I won’t be able to find peace. And I want to tell you that there is a lot inside,” he said without getting into the specifics.

“And I will do it. I will keep my mind ready for the future. I will work on things. I will keep myself fit.”

Haven’t been able to throw as well

Chopra, perhaps for the first time, talked about just how badly the niggle has affected him.

“I am not able to throw from a full runway. I have been throwing for the past year or two. Maximum throwers throw 40-50 in a session. It took me 2-3 weeks to complete a session because there was a fear of injury.

“It is very difficult. I am forcefully pulling it.” He also explained that his lower body is as important as the throwing arm in getting the right elevation and speed.

“If the rest of the body doesn’t work, it won’t help. I can go for a heavy and fast heave but when there is a broken leg, there are a lot of technical things. It is very difficult to throw with just the arm, to put all your power on it.

“It gets wasted if the legs don’t work properly. So there are a lot of technical things. I will not go into it, you won’t understand.” Chopra said he finds it painful to miss competitions because of fitness concerns.

“My coach always says that if you get a good blocking leg and a good groin then the throw will be 2-3-4 meters ahead and then I have to send a message saying, ‘Sorry, I have to withdraw’.

“Personally, I don’t like it at all,” he said.

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