Wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a joint silver medal from Paris Olympics 2024 was dismissed.

Hours after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 gram overweight, three Olympic medallists - Ravi Dahiya, Saina Nehwal and Vijender Singh - told NDTV that they were astonished at the development

Vinesh Phogat, who was just one win away from claiming gold at the Paris Olympics 2024, was disqualified just hours ahead of the final on Wednesday.

Vijender, who is India's first and only male boxer to have won an Olympic medal, knows a thing or two about maintaining weight before major bouts and he said it is shocking that Vinesh was 100gm over in the weigh-in before an Olympic final.

While facing Mexico's Marco Verde, Nishant lost the quarter-finals by 4-1. From the naked eye, Nishant looked more dominant in the first two rounds.

Olympic medal-winning boxer-turned-politician Vijender Singh sided with the athletes, saying that they have every right to ask for support staff of their choice.

Olympian boxer and Congress politician Vijender Singh on Friday joined the wrestlers protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation India (WFI) and its chairman Brij Bhushan Saran Singh.

As Arshdeep is being criticised on social media for the dropped catch, there are many who have also come out in support of the young pacer. Boxer Vijender Singh has rallied around Arshdeep, saying "dogs keep barking".

Vijender, who delivered India's first Olympic and men's world championship medals in boxing, showed his class as he dominated Sulley

Vijender last took the ring 19 months ago and has been training in Manchester for his much-anticipated return.