India, May 18 -- Delhi high court on Monday refused to permit wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the 2026 Asian Games selection trials scheduled for May 30 and 31.

A bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that Phogat was already declared ineligible to participate in domestic competitions and, therefore, no interim relief could be granted in her petition challenging the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI's) Asian Games election policy and May 9 notice barring her from competing in domestic events, including the National Open Ranking tournament, until June 26.

According to the WFI's February 25 policy and its May 6 circular, only medal winners from the 2025 Senior National Wrestling Championship, the 2026 Senior F...