Delhi HC permits Vinesh to contest in Asiad trials
New Delhi, May 24 -- A division bench of the Delhi High Court has permitted wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games selection trials on May 30 and 31.
A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, in its verdict released on Saturday, observed that WFI's selection criteria for Asiad - only wrestlers who won medals in 2025 are eligible while earlier performances are not considered - were exclusionary. It left no discretion for the federation to consider accomplished athletes like Phogat, who is making a comeback after childbirth, and also marked a significant deviation from past practice.
In its 15-page order delivered on Friday, the court observed that two-time Worlds medallist Phogat's exclusion from the tr...
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