Vinesh Phogat News | 'She Deserves The Silver': Sourav Ganguly On Vinesh Phogat's Appeal For Medal

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly opened up on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the final of women's 50 kg wrestling at the Paris Olympics and said that she deserves the silver medal. Following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics final, Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling on Thursday. Phogat had advanced to the gold medal bout by defeating Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semi-finals on Tuesday night. She was set to compete against the United States' Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal but was disqualified on Wednesday for breaching the weight limit. After her disqualification, Phogat requested the CAS to award her the silver medal. Speaking to the reporters, Ganguly said that he doesn't know the exact rules but she "must have qualified properly".

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[nimishavalecha]

Yes.. she deserves a medal.

But why decision being delayed ? It seems to be fishy !

[DC-zise]

How long will people keep milking this issue