New Delhi, May 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday permitted veteran wrestler and Olympian Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials while expressing concern over judicial interference in sports administration matters.

"If anybody else, it would have been on a different footing. She's made the country proud", the Court said.

At the same time, the apex court expressed reservations about the manner in which the Delhi High Court had dealt with the matter, observing that easy and quick judicial interference in such cases could create complications in national and international sporting schedules.

"You have been an excellent athlete. But Country first", the Supreme Court remarked while hearing a plea filed by the W...