Bigg Boss 14's Rahul Vaidya is CONFIDENT about Vinesh Phogat getting a silver medal: 'I give it in writing that...'
Bigg Boss 14 runner-up Rahul Vaidya took to social media to share his views on Vinesh Phogat's plea to CAS to give her a joint silver medal. The singer claimed that Phogat will be awarded with the medal soon.
Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat grabbed eyeballs with her stellar performance in the Paris Olympics 2024. While everyone was excited about her finale performance, the nation was left in shock when the wrestler was disqualified for being overweight in the 50kg wrestling category.
As Phogat registered a plea in CAS (Court of Arbitration of Sports) for considering her to be awarded a joint-silver medal, Bigg Boss 14's Rahul Vaidya mentioned that he is confident that Phogat will soon get a positive response to her plea.
Rahul Vaidya took to Twitter (now X) and wrote, "It’s 8.30 pm now & I give it in writing that Vinesh Phogat will be given the silver medal in 1 hour. Take a screenshot for proof! Congratulations to her and all of us in advance! Jai Hind."
Take a look at Rahul Vaidya's tweet for Paris Olympics 2024's Vinesh Phogat here:
For the uninitiated, Vinesh Phogat won the semi-final round of the Paris Olympics 2024. However, a night before the finale, she was found overweight and was disqualified. Phogat tried hard to lose weight and also cut her hair short in the quest to lose the extra grams.
She was completely disheartened with the disqualification and also announced her retirement. Phogat has been getting a lot of support from the people of India.
As Vinesh Phogat filed a plea in CAS, the final verdict of the same is said to be out on August 13, 2024. The verdict was supposed to be out on August 11 evening, however, the same has been delayed further to August 13.
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