Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver Olympic wrestling medal rejected by arbitration court

Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver Olympic wrestling medal rejected by arbitration court

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Paris, the court said Wednesday. The Indian Olympic Association’s President, P.T. Usha, expressed shock and disappointment at the court’s

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Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s doping contamination case headed to appeal

Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s doping contamination case headed to appeal

The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which polices anti-doping on a global level for track and field, announced Wednesday it was appealing the “no-fault” finding issued by the U.S. Anti-Doping

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