Vinesh Phogat appeals for Olympic silver: What is the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that will hear the case?

Vinesh Phogat has moved to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), demanding an Olympic joint silver in the 50kg wrestling category after she was disqualified from the final for being overweight by 100 grams at the time of the weigh-in. Vinesh was disqualified on the day of the gold medal match - Wednesday.

The verdict on the matter from CAS is expected to come out on Thursday .

As we wait for the final decision to come, here’s all you need to know about the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

What is CAS that will hear Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for an Olympic medal?

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The Olympics website says CAS is an independent body set up in 1983 “to bring about the resolution of sports-related disputes which are submitted to it through ordinary arbitration or through appeal against the decisions of sports bodies or organisations.”

“In 1993 the CAS became entirely independent, by creating a new administration and financing body, the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), and adopting a new judgement structure.

“The CAS is recognised by the Paris Convention signed by the presidents of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), in the presence of the French Minister of Justice.”

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The CAS’s headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland, and it also has courts in New York City and Sydney.

Vinesh Phogat’s case, however, will be heard in Paris by CAS which has established two temporary offices in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

The first, the CAS Ad Hoc Division, will resolve any legal disputes that arise during the Games. This temporary tribunal has operated at every edition of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games since 1996, as well as at other major sporting events.

Vinesh’s matter will be heard by the CAS Ad Hoc Division.

“The CAS Ad hoc Division guarantees free access to high quality dispute resolution services conducted within a timeframe consistent with the competition schedule as decisions can be rendered within 24 hours in urgent matters,” a statement from the legal body said.

The second temporary office is for the CAS Anti-Doping Division which will adjudicate anti-dopingrelated matters arising during the Games. This structure, in operation since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, will handle potential doping cases referred to it by the International Testing Agency (ITA) in accordance with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Anti-doping Rules.

Both offices will be located within the Paris judicial court in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and will operate from 16 July 2024 until 11 August 2024.

The Ad Hoc Division will be composed as follows:

President: Mr Michael Lenard OLY, USA

Co-President: Dr Elisabeth Steiner, Austria

Co-President: Ms Carole Malinvaud, France

Arbitrators present in Paris (in alphabetical order):

Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC, Australia

Carine Dupeyron, France

Laila El Shentenawi, Egypt

Dr Hamid Gharavi, France/Iran

Lars Hilliger, Denmark

Prof. LU Song, China

Roberto Moreno, Paraguay

Prof. Philippe Sands KC, UK/France/Mauritius

Kristen Thorsness, USA

Available remotely:

Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder, Switzerland

Dr Heiner Kahlert, Germany

Dr Leanne O’Leary, UK/New Zealand