Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat beat Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman 5-0 in the Women’s Freestyle 50kg Semifinal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 6 (Tuesday) to become the first Indian Woman wrestler to reach Olympic final. Her win has guaranteed India of a silver medal.
Phogat had advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 50kg wrestling event after defeating Ukraine’s Oksana Livach 7-5. Earlier, Phogat pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the Paris Olympics on August 6, by defeating reigning champion Yui Susaki of Japan. The Indian wrestler won 3-2 against the top seed in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals of the women’s 50kg category.
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Vinesh Phogat’s victory was significant as Yui Susaki had not conceded a single point on her way to winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Before this match, Susaki had lost only three times in her entire career, with Vinesh handing her the fourth defeat. Susaki had not lost a match in international wrestling and was 82-0 up before her bout with Phogat.
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