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NEW DELHI: Olympian Vinesh Phogat has tally into different large hurdle successful her comeback travel aft the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court bid that allowed her to enactment successful the enactment trials for the 2026 Asian Games.The trials are scheduled to beryllium held successful New Delhi connected Saturday, but the latest ineligible determination by the federation has present thrown caller uncertainty implicit Vinesh’s contiguous instrumentality to competitory wrestling.In its Special Leave Petition (SLP), the WFI termed the Delhi High Court part seat bid dated May 22 arsenic “ex facie illegal” and argued that it was not fixed capable accidental to record a elaborate reply earlier the tribunal directed inclusion of the celebrated wrestler successful the trials.
WFI questions eligibility, alleges judicial overreach
As per a study by quality bureau PTI, the federation maintained that Vinesh was “ineligible” nether the published enactment criteria for the Asian Games trials successful Aichi-Nagoya and said jock enactment for planetary multi-sport events falls solely wrong the powers of the recognised National Sports Federation.The WFI further argued that courts should debar interfering successful sporting enactment matters, informing against what it described arsenic “judicial overreach”.
Giving details of the dispute, the federation said Vinesh had voluntarily retired from wrestling successful December 2024 done communications sent to the International Testing Agency (ITA).According to the plea, nether
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(UWW) anti-doping regulations work with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, immoderate jock returning from status indispensable implicit a mandatory six-month whereabouts and dope-testing play earlier regaining eligibility to compete.The federation besides referred to a “recorded missed test” allegedly registered against Vinesh connected May 4 successful narration to an unsuccessful investigating effort connected December 18, 2025. Following that, the WFI issued a show-cause announcement to the wrestler connected May 9.The plea stated that disciplinary proceedings against Vinesh were inactive pending and should beryllium allowed to scope their “logical conclusion”.Delhi HC had cleared way for trialsThe WFI besides argued that its enactment policy, published successful February 2026, did not incorporate immoderate proviso for an “iconic player” oregon maternity-based exemption.
It stressed that selections person consistently been based connected merit and caller performances.The federation further pointed retired that 12 wrestlers successful each value class had already qualified for the trials done performances astatine the Senior National Championships, Senior Federation Cup and Under-20 National Championships, and claimed those wrestlers were not heard earlier the High Court passed its order.Vinesh had earlier moved the Delhi High Court aft she was denied an accidental to vie successful the National Open Ranking event, which was expected to people her archetypal contention since announcing her comeback. While she initially failed to unafraid relief, the part seat aboriginal directed the WFI to let her information successful the May 30 trials successful Delhi.
