Olympic Gold Medalist Proposes Unique Rule Change After Vinesh Phogat Disqualification
Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic disqualification has been the talk of the town. The 29 year old wrestler was found to be overweight more than the permissible limit in her 50 kg freestyle wrestling category. Vinesh Phogat CAS Hearing Verdict Final Decision TodayVinesh defeated Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lope in the semifinal and was supposed to take on USA’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the summit clash. But her disqualification meant, that her Cuban opponent in the semifinal will now replace her in the gold medal bout. The Indian Olympic Association issued a statement. “Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you [to] respect Vinesh’s privacy. It would like to focus on the competitions at hand.”As per United World Wrestling’s rules, a wrestler has to go through two weigh-ins and failure to adhere to the rules will lead to his or her disqualification. Article 11 states, “If an athlete does not attend or fail the weigh-in (the 1st or the 2nd weigh-in), he will be eliminated of the competition and ranked last, without rank (Exception: cf. Article 56 – Medical Service Intervention).”Former wrestler and Olympic gold medalist for USA Jordan Burroughs has called for a unique rule change amid the ongoing Vinesh Phogat saga. He proposes there should be an allowance of 1 kg in the second-day weigh-in and instead of the 8:30 AM timings for weigh-ins, it should be pushed to 10:30 AM. Proposed Immediate Rule Changes for UWW:1.) 1kg second Day Weight Allowance. 2.) Weigh-ins pushed from 8:30am to 10:30am. 3.) Forfeit will occur in future finals if opposing finalist misses weight. 4.) After a semifinal victory, both finalists’ medals are secured even if…— Jordan Burroughs (@alliseeisgold) August 7, 2024 He posted on X, “Proposed Immediate Rule Changes for UWW:1.) 1kg second Day Weight Allowance. 2.) Weigh-ins pushed from 8:30am to 10:30am.3.) Forfeit will occur in future finals if opposing finalist misses weight. 4.) After a semifinal victory, both finalists’ medals are secured even if weight is missed on Day 2. Gold can only be won by a wrestler who makes weight on the second day. 5.) Give Vinesh the Silver medal.”
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