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

A bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that Phogat has already been 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) 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 WFI's February 25 policy and its May 6 circular, only medal winners from the 2025 Senior National Wrestling Championship, the 202...