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Vinesh Phogat won her opening bout 7-1 at Asian Games trials. The Wrestling Federation of India reversed its decision, allowing her to compete in the 53 kg category.
The Supreme Court permitted Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials, upholding a High Court decision which found the Wrestling Federation's policy exclusionary to athletes returning after maternity.
Vinesh Phogat states WADA and ITA cleared her for competition from January 1, 2026, despite the WFI's ineligibility ruling.
Popular wrestler Vinesh Phogat is set to make a return to competition after 18 months.
The former president of the Wrestling Federation of India is facing multiple sexual assault charges.
The 'National Sports Federation' status also restored.
International grappler-turned-Congress MLA missed all of the winter session of assembly.
Usha has argued that she took the blame in the Vinesh Phogat saga despite doing everything possible.
'People close to Bajrang and Vinesh started filling their minds with greed,' Sakshi wrote in the book co-authored with journalist Jonathan Selvaraj.
Phogat defeated her nearest rival and BJP nominee, Yogesh Kumar, by a margin of 6,015 votes.
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