Wrestler Vinesh Phogat's eligibility to return to competitive wrestling remains under a cloud ahead of the National Open Ranking Tournament in Gonda due to ambiguity over her compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency's mandatory six-month notice rule for athletes coming out of retirement. Vinesh announced her retirement from the sport after the 2024 Paris Olympics heartbreak but expressed her desire to return to competition in December last year.

She has entered the open ranking tournament, to be held from May 10-12, in 57kg. However, it remains unclear whether the former world championships medallist has fulfilled the requirement laid down under WADA's Article 5.6.1, which governs the return of retired athletes to competition.