Vinesh Bhogat became the first Indian wrestler to reach the finals of Olympic wrestling.
Indian athlete Vinesh Phogat entered the field yesterday in the women’s 50 kg body weight category at the Paris Olympics. In his first round, he faced former Olympic gold medalist, 4-time world champion and Asian Games champion Yu Tsuzaki of Japan.
In this 6-minute race, his hand was swollen at the start. In the end, he beat Suzaki 3-2 and advanced to the quarter-finals. Vinesh ended Susaki’s streak of winning 82 matches in a row in international competition.
This was followed by Vinesh Bogad taking on former European champion Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarter-finals. Despite a strong challenge from Oksana, she edged her 7-5.
In the semi-finals of the night, Vinesh Bogad took on Cuba’s Lopez Yuznelis Guzman. In the end, Vinesh Phogat defeated Lopez 5-0 to enter the final. Vinesh became the first Indian wrestler to reach the finals of Olympic wrestling.
Bajrang Punia has hailed wrestler Vinesh Phogat as the lioness who will rule the world.
In this regard, he posted on his X website, “Vinesh Phogat has emerged as the lioness of India with consecutive wins today. She has defeated the 4-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. She also defeated the former world champion in the quarterfinals. But I want to say one thing. This girl was beaten and kicked in her own country. , was dragged on the streets. He is the one who is going to rule the world, but he has lost to the structure of his own country,” said Bajrang Punia.
This is the 3rd Olympics for 29-year-old Vinesh Phogat from Ariana. After being disappointed in the previous Olympics, he faced a lot of hardships this time as he fought against former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan for months. He came to the Olympics after overcoming various hurdles, and now he has secured a medal and gifted happiness to the entire nation.
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