Vinesh Phogat Vs Yusneylys Guzman, Semi-Final, Paris Olympics 2024: Indian Eyes Gold Medal After 5-0 Win Over Cuban Wrestler - As It Happened

Here are the highlights of the Indian women's wrestler Vinesh Phogat's semi-final bout against Cuba's Yusneylys Guzman at the Paris Olympics 2024. She easily won the bout 5-0 to set a gold medal match against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt on Wednesday. Catch the highlights of Vinesh Phogat's semi-final bout, here.

Vinesh Phogat has defeated some big names en route to the semi-final, including the defending champion Yui Susaki of Japan in the round of 16. She defeated Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarterfinals to secure a place in the semi-final.

Vinesh Phogat is representing the nation at the Olympics for the third time. She is the first Indian woman wrestler to achieve Gold in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games. In 2019, she became the first Indian athlete to be nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards. At the 2019 World Championship, she secured her first World Championship medal, a Bronze. Vinesh is the sole Indian female wrestler to win Gold at the Asian Games, which she accomplished in 2018 by defeating Yuki Irie of Japan in the finals. Currently, she is aiming for a podium finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 50 kg category.

Vinesh Phogat is one of the top women wrestlers in India at the moment and the Indian government has also spent a huge amount on her preparations and practice for the Paris Olympics 2024. Under TOPS, around Rs. 53,35,746 /- has been spent on her and Under Annual Calendar for Training and Competition(ACTC), around ₹ 17,10,029/- has been spent.

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Vinesh Phogat will be in semifinal action soon. Her match against Cuba's Yusneylys Guzman has been halted due to some other match already going on.

Indian hockey team are up against Germany in the semi-final of the men's hockey at the Paris Olympics and the live action is just minutes away. India defeated Great Britain in the shoot-out in the quarterfinals to book a place in the semis. Now, they are just one win away from securing a place in the final.

There is one last semifinal of the Greco-Roman wrestling event is going on. And Vinesh Phogat's bout is next in line. So, stay tuned.

According to the United World Wrestling, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was permitted to register a maximum of 18 wrestlers, with one per event. The quotas were distributed at various events, including the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, continental tournaments, the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament for Asia, and the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Antim Panghal secured a place in the women's 53 kg category by achieving a top-five result at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, held in September 2023. Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, and Reetika Hooda obtained quotas in the women's 50kg, 57 kg, and 76 kg categories, respectively, at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament held in April 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Nisha Dahiya and Aman Sehrawat earned spots in the women's 68kg and men's 57kg events, respectively, through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul in May 2024. Consequently, India entered the six qualified wrestlers in the freestyle category for the Games.

India's Vinesh Phogat is in red uniform for the semifinal against Cuba's Yusneylys Guzman Lopez who will be competing in blue uniform.

Indian wrestler takes and early lead when she managed to start with one point in the first round.

Vinesh Phogat needed to score one point at least in 30 seconds and she targeted her legs. Vinesh managed to take her down and got four points.

Vinesh Phogat won the semi-final bout by a big margin of 5-0. She dominated the whole game and never let her opponent take any chance to score.

In a less-than-five-minutes fight, Vinesh Phogat dominated completely and set a place in the finals. She will meet either American Sarah Hildebrandt or Mongolia's Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal in the final.

America's Sarah Hildebrandt and Mongolia's Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal are fighting for the other place in the final. The winner will face Vinesh Phogat on 7th August.

USA's Sarah Hildebrandt is leading Mongolia's Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal and the Mongolian need a miracle to win from 5-0 lead of the American.

USA's Sarah Hildebrandt won the semi-final bout against Mongolia's Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal by a big margin of 5-0. She will face Vinesh Phogat in the final.

India's Vinesh Phogat will be up against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt in the gold medal match of the women's 50kg freestyle wrestling bout on 7th August. Both have registered identical victories of 5-0 in the semifinals.

Vinesh Phogat will face USA's Sarah Hildebrandt in the gold medal match of the women's 50kg freestyle wrestling bout on Wednesday. The bout will start at 11:23 pm IST.

India have won five bronze and two silver medals in the Olympic Games so far. Vinesh Phogat has a golden chance to bring India's first Olympic gold medal in wrestling on Wednesday.

Vinesh Phogat will fight for India's first Olympic gold medal in Olympic on Wednesday against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt. That's all from our side. Goodnight and take care!