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PATIALA: Celebrated Indian woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday made the cut for Asian Olympic Qualifiers in the 50kg category after being allowed to fight in an unprecedented two weight divisions during the trials where she held up proceedings for almost three hours.. Phogat, who has been at the forefront of an emotionally-charged protest against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after accusing him of sexual harassment, defeated Shivani 11-6 to book a place in the Qualifiers to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from April 19 to 21...
On Monday, she appeared in 50kg as well as the 53kg category trials after she apparently held up the bouts for three hours, demanding the unparalleled exception for herself..
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) conveyed to the UWW that they did not conduct the trials and also informed the world body about the exception made for Vinesh by the ad-hoc panel...
Before she appeared for the bouts, Vinesh demanded a written assurance from the authorities that a final trial will be held in the 53kg weight class before the Olympics...
The ad-hoc committee's decision to allow her to compete in two weight categories is bound to raise eyebrows because as per Article 7 of the United World Wrestling (UWW) a contestant can be allowed to take part in only one weight category on a single day...
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