Star grappler Vinesh Phogat enters maiden Olympic semi-final | Paris Olympics 2024 Information

NEW DELHI: Seasoned Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat superior to her first Olympic semifinals within the 50kg class on Tuesday. She achieved this feat by securing spectacular wins towards the defending champion from Japan, Yui Susaki, and a higher-ranked opponent from Ukraine, Oksana Livach at Paris Video games.
In a carefully contested quarterfinal match, the 29-year-old Vinesh overcame Livach, who had beforehand received the European championship and a bronze medal on the 2018 world championship, with a rating of 7-5.
This victory brings her one step nearer to claiming an Olympic medal that has eluded her in her earlier two makes an attempt, PTI reported.

Previous to her quarterfinal success, Vinesh had already brought on the most important upset within the wrestling competitors on the present Video games. She surprised the four-time world champion and present gold-medallist, Yui Susaki of Japan, by defeating her on factors within the pre-quarterfinal spherical.
Within the later a part of the day, Vinesh is ready to face off towards Yusneylis Guzman Lopez from Cuba within the semifinals. A victory will assure her a minimal of a silver medal, whereas a defeat will place her within the bronze medal match.
Vinesh’s day started with a match towards Susaki, the place she initially fell behind 0-2 because of passivity penalties. Nonetheless, the Indian wrestler staged a exceptional comeback within the last 5 seconds, securing a takedown and three factors to emerge victorious with a rating of 3-2 towards the top-seeded opponent.

Vinesh displayed a extra assured efficiency towards Livach, securing a 2-0 benefit within the opening spherical and sustaining her lead all through the match. Regardless of Livach’s efforts to shut the hole to 5-4, Vinesh remained composed and managed to remain forward.
In her two prior Olympic appearances, Vinesh had been unable to safe a medal.