Vinesh Phogat vs Yui Susaki: Vinesh made it to the quarter-finals by defeating Japan’s Olympic champion wrestler Yui Susaki 3-2 in the pre-quarterfinal match. Vinesh surprised everyone by winning against Yui Susaki in the last 10 seconds.
Vinesh Phogat: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has reached the semi-finals of women’s freestyle 50 kg by winning her pre-quarter and quarter-final matches on the 11th day of the Paris Olympics. Vinesh is now just one win away from her historic medal. The draw was not easy for Vinesh and in the pre-quarterfinals she faced Yui Susaki of Japan. Defending world champion Yui Susaki won the Tokyo Olympics gold and during this time she did not lose a single point.
Yui Susaki had never lost an international match before. She had won 82 bouts. In such a situation, Vinesh is the first wrestler to defeat Yui Susaki. However, Vinesh was trailing for most of the time in the round of 16, but in the last few seconds she completely turned the losing game around and won the bout to make it to the quarter-finals.
This is how Vinesh turned the tables
Vinesh pulled off a big upset against Japan’s Olympic champion wrestler Yui Susaki in the pre-quarterfinal match, winning 3-2. She defeated her in a thrilling fashion. In the pre-quarterfinal match, Phogat was trailing 0-1 in the first round. After this, Susaki also won a point in the second round.
When the last 10 seconds were going on, Vinesh was trailing 0-2. But after this Vinesh surprised everyone by making a comeback. She turned the situation in her favor with a 2 pointer. After this she scored one more point and won the match 3-2. The Indian wrestler remained in defensive mode for most of the match. But in the last few seconds she gave her all. Susaki decided to review Vinesh’s last move but the referee gave the decision in favor of the Indian.
Made place in semi-finals
Vinesh faced Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarter-finals. She took a 2-0 lead with her move in the beginning. After the completion of the first round of 3 minutes, Vinesh took a 4-0 lead. After this, the Ukrainian player made a comeback but Vinesh kept the pressure on and won the match 7-5 and made a place in the semi-finals in a strong manner. This is Vinesh’s third Olympics. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, she missed winning the bronze medal by a narrow margin due to injury. In the Tokyo Olympics, she lost to Vanessa Kaladzinskaya in the 53 kg quarter-finals.
