‘Gold lana hai! Gold’: Vinesh Phogat’s promise to her mother after reaching Paris Olympics wrestling final – WATCH | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat made historical past by advancing to the ultimate of the ladies’s freestyle 50kg wrestling on the Paris 2024 Olympics. On Tuesday at Champ-de-Mars Enviornment Mat B, she defeated Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman with a 5-0 rating within the semi-finals. This achievement marks her as the primary Indian wrestler to succeed in the ultimate in girls’s wrestling on the Olympics, making certain her no less than a silver medal in Paris.It is a vital enchancment from her quarter-final exits on the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Video games.

Following her historic victory, Vinesh had an emotional video name along with her mom, who was overwhelmed with pleasure and shed tears as Vinesh blew kisses and gave thumbs as much as her household.

Throughout the name, a tearful Vinesh mentioned, “Gold lana hai! Gold” (I’ll carry gold).
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The semi-final bout started cautiously with each wrestlers. A passivity clock on Guzman led to Vinesh gaining a technical level when the Cuban didn’t make a transfer.

Vinesh held a 1-0 lead on the finish of the primary interval and dominated the second interval, scoring 4 extra factors to safe her win.

Vinesh’s journey to the semi-finals included spectacular victories over reigning Olympic champion Yui Susaki of Japan and Ukraine’s eighth seed Oksana Livach, marking a standout day for the decided Indian grappler.
All through her profession, Vinesh has gained a number of medals, together with three from the Commonwealth Video games (2014, 2018, and 2022), one gold and one silver on the Asian Video games (2018 and 2014), and two bronze medals on the World Championships.