New Delhi. Indian women wrestler Vinesh Phogat performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics today and made it to the semi-finals by winning two matches. Vinesh Phogat defeated Ukrainian player Oxana Livach 7-5 in the quarter-final match. Vinesh’s semi-final match will also start at 9:45 tonight. Earlier today, Vinesh made it to the quarter-finals by defeating four-time world champion Yui Susaki of Japan in the women’s 50 kg round of 16.
PHOTO | Seasoned Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat entered her maiden Olympic semifinals in the 50kg category, beating Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the last-eight stage earlier today.
The 29-year-old Vinesh defeated Livach 7-5 in a hard-fought bout to get closer to an elusive Olympic… pic.twitter.com/UZhXeXXBav
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Yui Susaki, who had won the gold medal in the Olympics, was ahead of Vinesh earlier, but in the last 15 seconds Vinesh gave such a thrashing that the whole game changed and Yui Susaki was completely defeated. However, it was a big challenge for Vinesh to defeat Yui. This is Yui Susaki’s first defeat in her international career. Before this, she had never lost at the international level. This Japanese player also won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics without losing any points. Vinesh Phogat’s uncle and famous wrestler of his time, Mahavir Phogat said, we expect Vinesh to win the gold medal. Yui Susaki of Japan was unbeatable. We were thinking that whoever wins the match will have a better chance of winning the gold medal. Vinesh has won the game.
VIDEO | Paris Olympics: “We had the hope of winning a gold medal. This girl from Japan was unbeatable. We were thinking that whoever wins the match will have a better chance to win the gold medal. She has won the game. I had told her to defend in first round, she did exactly that.… pic.twitter.com/udQBDD0BGY
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Mahavir Phogat said, I told her to defend in the first round, she did exactly that. Not only me, but the family and the whole country are expecting a gold medal. It is worth noting that Vinesh made her debut in the women’s 48 kg freestyle category at the Rio Olympics 2016, but she had to withdraw from the quarterfinal match due to a serious knee injury. After this, Vinesh had to face defeat in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Vinesh Phogat has won bronze medals at the World Championships, gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
