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Delhi HC Pulls Up WFI, Asks Centre To Ensure Vinesh Phogat's Participation In Trials

By IANS News May 22, 2026 • 17:16 PM View: 60

Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya: The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) decision to declare wrestler Vinesh Phogat ineligible to participate in domestic competitions and asked the Centre to explore measures to facilitate her participation in the upcoming Asian Games selection trials.

A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while hearing Phogat’s appeal against a single-judge order refusing interim relief, observed that the federation’s departure from its earlier selection framework required closer scrutiny, particularly in light of the wrestler’s maternity break and return to competition.

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