Overview
- Vinesh Phogat received a 15-page show-cause notice on Saturday that declares her ineligible for all domestic events until June 26, 2026, blocking her planned comeback at the National Open Ranking meet in Gonda.
- The charges center on not meeting the six-month return-from-retirement notice and alleged whereabouts lapses, including an International Testing Agency–recorded missed test on December 18, 2025.
- The WFI also seeks her explanation for being disqualified at Paris 2024 for failing to make weight and for competing in both 50kg and 53kg at the March 2024 selection trials.
- She has 14 days to reply and request a hearing, and the federation says it may proceed ex parte if she does not respond, which could lead to further disciplinary steps.
- Phogat posted a defiant message saying she will fight the action, and her camp has raised safety concerns about competing in Gonda linked to former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, underscoring a wider governance rift in Indian wrestling.