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The high court had observed that Phogat's exclusion from the selection trials was directly attributable to her "sabbatical and temporary retirement"
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The Wrestling Federation of India approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games 2026 selection trials. The high court had cited her maternity break and directed video-recorded trials under independent observation by SAI and IOA representatives
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The court also ordered that the entire selection process be video-recorded and monitored by independent observers from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
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The Delhi High Court has allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to compete in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials, ruling that motherhood cannot be treated as a disability or a reason for exclusion.
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The Delhi High Court has allowed Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games selection trials, calling the Wrestling Federation of India’s policy exclusionary for not considering athletes returning from maternity break. The court also ordered video recording and independent monitoring of trials
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The Delhi HC pulled up the World Federation of India for its decision to declare Vinesh Phogat "ineligible" from participation in domestic events and asked the Centre to constitute an expert panel to evaluate her.
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Vinesh Phogat reached Gonda and responded to the WFI’s show-cause notice, claiming she was eligible to return from retirement. However, the federation said her reply was incomplete and maintained that she cannot compete until disciplinary proceedings against her are concluded
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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat vowed to fight back after WFI barred her from domestic competitions until June 26 over alleged indiscipline and anti-doping violations. The move delays her wrestling comeback, adding another controversy to Indian wrestling’s turbulent phase after the Paris Olympics setback
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The federation specifically mentioned that she is not eligible to compete in the Senior Open Ranking Tournament at Nandini Nagar, Gonda, scheduled from May 10 to 12.
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Breaking her silence while the matter remains under sub-judice, Phogat also issued a firm warning to the Central Government and the Sports Ministry about the upcoming National Open Ranking Tournament in Gonda, which is the stronghold of Brij Bhushan.
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Becomes first Indian woman wrestler after Vinesh Phogat to win multiple medals in the Senior World Wrestling Championships
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She explained that during that time, speaking out could have jeopardized her career, so she focused on her training and competing internationally, despite the difficult environment.
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Singh said wherever Phogat goes, destruction follows her and it will happen in future too
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According to the Election Commission Phogat defeated her BJP rival Yogesh Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes
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As per the latest updates, the ruling BJP in Haryana crossed the majority mark of 46 in the Assembly by leading on 49 seats and maintained its lead, while the Congress won 35
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The voting, which began at 7 am, will conclude at 6 pm, while the counting of votes will be taken up on October 8
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The talks between two sides have been stuck over number of seats to be contested by AAP, with the party demanding 10 seats and Congress offering 5
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Both Punia and Phogat recently joined the Congress and the latter has been given a ticket to contest election from Julana constituency in Haryana
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The development comes two days after the wrestlers met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi which fueled the speculation about them entering the poll fray
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Vinesh is expected to join the Indian National Congress on Friday. She is likely to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.
