IIRC the USA gymnast Jordan Chiles just got stripped of her bronze and reawarded to Romania-legal motions have to be satisfied so I doubt India will get the silver as even a Jpanese medal contention wrestler had to miss the 2020 Tokyo games for being overweight.Coaches athletes support staff ALL KNOW this but India being India is such a amateurish,clown-show fuckup.India has appealed the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the women's 50kg Freestyle Wrestling final for being 100g overweight at weigh-in to CAS, seeking instatement of a Silver medal. The case is being heard before a sole arbitrator and the outcome was due to be announced today but has been postponed to August 13th.
Beyond fault of the weighing apparatus or failure of officials to adhere to procedure at the weigh-in, I find it difficult to envision the grounds for a successful appeal. Knowing nothing about wrestling, boxing or other events that use weight divisions, the boundaries may be unforgiving of even slight variations in weight, and the tight schedule between bouts may have complicated typical recovery practices, yet these conditions are known in advance and it is the athlete's choice to carry themselves so close to the limit that they are at risk of being over.
Apparently Vinesh Phogat and her team went to considerable lengths to bring her weight down over the course of the night. It seems a fairly grueling endeavour:
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