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Delhi High Court has allowed Vinesh Phogat to compete in the trials for the upcoming Asian Games 2026. Delhi HC ordered video-recording of the trial with an independent panel comprising of two observers from the SAI and the IOA. The court has also slammed WFI's conduct in the row, calling the association's actions 'vindictive'.

Delhi High Court has allowed Vinesh Phogat to compete in the trials for the upcoming Asian Games 2026. Delhi HC ordered video-recording of the trial with an independent panel comprising of two observers from the SAI and the IOA. The court has also slammed WFI's conduct in the row, calling the association's actions 'vindictive'.

'Motherhood cannot be grounds for exclusion'

Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the verdict in favour of Phogat on Friday. It marked that Phogat was on maternity leave and motherhood cannot be grounds for exclusion.

"It cannot be denied that the journey of a female athlete through pregnancy and the post-partum period is one that is marked by extraordinary physical challenges, the magnitude of which is often insufficiently acknowledged within institutional sporting frameworks. We cannot remain oblivious to the physiological realities and disadvantages related to child birth that female athletes undergo during maternity,' the Court said as quoted by the Bar and Bench.