India’s Vinesh Phogat pulled off a brilliant upset to win over Japan’s Olympic champion Yui Susaki 3-2 in their Round of 16 bout of the women’s 50kg wrestling category at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 6. (Full Olympics Coverage |More Sports News)
Phogat began the bout on a slow note with odds stacked against her, and also lost a couple of points and was trailing for the majority of the bout before pulling a rabbit out of the hat.
In a display of all emotions, a teary-eyed Vinesh basked in glory on the Parisian mat.
The 29-year-old found herself in a race against the clock but clinched a take down in the last 20 seconds in the thrilling clash.
Phogat will now face Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the quarter-final clash. The Ukrainian clinched the 50kg bronze medal in the World Championships, six years ago in 2018, before going onto take the title in the 2019 European Championship.
