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Vinesh Phogat’s instrumentality to competitory wrestling astatine the upcoming Senior Open Ranking tourney successful Nandininagar, Uttar Pradesh, looks doubtful arsenic the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has raised doubts implicit her eligibility connected the ground of a United World Wrestling (UWW) regularisation connected retired athletes.
The 31-year-old, who retired pursuing her disqualification from the 2024 Paris Olympics and gave commencement to a babe lad successful July last, reversed her status determination connected December 12, 2025.
The two-time Worlds medallist got a announcement from the International Testing Agency for missing an out-of-competition dope trial connected December 18, 2025.
“Any retired wrestler who wishes to instrumentality to contention shall denote it to UWW astatine slightest six months earlier and beryllium disposable for doping tests during this play (article 5.6.2 of the Anti-doping Rules 2021),” says a UWW rule.
It’s learnt that Vinesh has been tested aft her whereabouts nonaccomplishment successful December.
“We’ve written to UWW asking astir her eligibility,” WFI president Sanjay Singh told The Hindu.
Meanwhile, ‘in accordance with’ its enactment argumentation for the Asian Games released successful February, the WFI volition clasp the trials connected May 30 and 31 successful Delhi (women) and Lucknow (men) respectively. Medal winners of the 2025 National championships and 2026 Federation Cup and National under-20 championships are eligible to participate. The pre-mentioned National under-23 championships, which is yet to beryllium held, and the Open Ranking tourney autumn extracurricular the ambit of trials.
“Since the deadline to taxable Asiad entries to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is June 4, we indispensable enactment fast,” said a WFI official.
