The Delhi High Court has ordered the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to allow Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games selection trials. The court also directed the Centre to constitute an expert panel to assess her case.
The court's decision comes after Phogat's appeal against a single-judge order passed on May 18. The bench questioned the federation's stand and observed that its departure from the earlier practice of allowing reputed athletes to compete 'speaks volumes.'
The court also underlined that motherhood is celebrated in the country and said the federation should not act with 'vengeance.'
Phogat, who is seeking a return to wrestling after a maternity break, had been declared 'ineligible' to participate in domestic competitions by the WFI.
The court will take up the matter again at 2.30 pm to allow the Centre to provide further details regarding the constitution of the expert panel.
