Vinesh Phogat surprised the world by achieving a wonderful victory in the 50 kg category wrestling match. Vinesh defeated Japanese wrestler Yui Susaki in a thrilling manner by 3-2 in the pre-quarterfinal match. With this, she has now qualified for the quarterfinals. This victory of Vinesh is very big because she has defeated Japan’s Olympic champion and number 1 player. Not only this, Yui Susaki has not lost any international match in her career till date. After this, Vinesh won the quarterfinal match against Ukraine’s Oksana Livach 7-5 and made it to the semi-finals. Now she is just one win away from the medal. In the semi-finals on Tuesday, August 6 at 10.25 pm, Vinesh will face Cuban wrestler Guzman Lopez.
Defeated 5-time world champion
This match was not easy for Vinesh Phogat, because Yui Susaki won the gold medal in the final of Tokyo Olympics without conceding a single point. Not only this, she has also been a 4-time world champion. On the other hand, Vinesh has not been able to win the World Championship till date. Apart from this, Susaki has lost only 3 bouts in the last 14 years. Therefore, she was considered a favorite in this match. However, Vinesh surprised the whole world with her performance. Vinesh controlled herself in this important match and kept herself in the match very calmly.
Showed strength in the end
Susaki was attacking from the beginning, while Vinesh was just trying to hold her back. She was neither attacking nor allowing Susaki to attack. Due to this, the referee warned her and also gave Susaki a point. Susaki again tried to attack with her feet, but Vinesh escaped from her move. However, due to not attacking, Susaki got another point and took a 2 point lead. Phogat first focused only on defense, but at the end of the match, she attacked in such a way that Susaki had no answer.
Strong victory in the quarter finals
Vinesh’s quarterfinal match was against Oksana Livach of Ukraine. She took a 2-0 lead with her moves in the beginning. After the first part of 3 minutes was over, Vinesh took a 4-0 lead. After this, she kept constant pressure against the Ukrainian boxer and won the match 7-5 and made it to the semifinals in a strong manner. In the semifinals, Vinesh Phogat will face Guzman Lopez of Cuba. Lopez defeated the Lithuanian wrestler by technical superiority (10-0) in her quarterfinal.
