The wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat, after losing medals in the Paris Olympics due to being overweight, explained that she did not get support from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and that her lawyers also had been lenient on the judgment that disqualified her, due to which she couldn't get a medal.

But the country’s one of most renowned lawyers Harish Salve, appointed by IOA to fight for Vinesh Phogat against the CAS, claimed that Vinesh Phogat did not want to challenge the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which disqualified her from the women's 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on 7th August.

Harish Salve who appeared before the international court for Vinesh Phogat’s plea to get a joint-silver medal lost and Vinesh Phogat had to return without a medal.

In an interview, Harish Salve told Times Now that Vinesh Phogat had not wanted to challenge the decision taken by the CAS even though he had offered.

“Later on, we got everything and we fought hard. In fact, I even offered the lady that maybe we can challenge it in the Swiss court of appeal against the arbitration award but I was told by the lawyers that my impression is she didn’t want to carry this any further,” the lawyer said.