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"Vinesh Phogat deserves silver medal at least": Ganguly extends support

Updated On: 11 August, 2024 09:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

The CAS is yet to announce the decision on Vinesh Phogat's appeal and it is expected to come on August 13. India ended their Paris Olympics 2024 campaign with a medal tally of six which includes five bronze and one silver medal. The only silver medal in India's tally was won by star javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra

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Sourav Ganguly (Pic: File Pic)

Sourav Ganguly (Pic: File Pic)

Former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly extended his support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat by saying that she deserves at least a silver medal.

After sealing the final berth in the women's wrestling 50kg category of the Paris Olympics 2024, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being overweight. It is said that she was 100 grams overweight in the morning which crushed her dream to win an Olympic gold.

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