WFI moves Supreme Court against HC order allowing Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games selection trials

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The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s bid allowing grappler Vinesh Phogat to enactment successful the enactment trials for the Asian Games 2026.

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A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe is scheduled to perceive the Federation’s plea connected Friday (May 28, 2026).

On May 22, a Division Bench of the High Court had fixed its motion to the participation of Ms. Phogat successful the upcoming trials for the Asian Games, saying the WFI’s enactment argumentation was exclusionary for the deficiency of discretion to see an iconic subordinate similar her, who is returning from a maternity break.

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The High Court had ordered that the enactment trials, to beryllium held connected May 30-31, shall beryllium video-recorded by the WFI and an autarkic perceiver from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) each shall besides stay present.

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