Paris Olympics 2024: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat achieved a historic feat by defeating Japans undefeated champion Yui Susaki in the womens 50kg freestyle category, securing her spot in the final. This win represents a significant milestone as Vinesh becomes the first Indian female wrestler to reach an Olympic final. She is now poised to compete for the gold medal in the ultimate bout against USAs Sarah Ann Hildebrandt, scheduled for Wednesday, August 07.Vineshs path to the final was marked by extraordinary achievements, starting with her impressive victory over the defending Olympic champion and four-time world champion Susaki in a thrilling pre-quarter-final match. She proceeded to the semi-finals after a hard-fought 7-5 win against Ukraines Oksana Livach. In the semi-final contest at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, the 29-year-old faced off against Cubas Yusneylys Guzman.Vineshs video call with motherShe secured her place in the final with ease, achieving a convincing 5-0 victory. Following her qualification for the womens 50kg freestyle final at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, Vinesh had a heartfelt moment with her family via video call. During the call, she assured her mother of her determination to return home with the gold medal.In a video shared by United World Wrestling, Vinesh is seen conversing with her mother during the video call. The wrestler sends blowing kisses to her mother. Then said Gold laana hai! Gold (I will bring gold).Watch video: It takes a village - Vinesh PHOGAT 🇮🇳 talking to her mother after becoming the first Indian to reach Olympic final in womens wrestling#uww #wrestling #wrestleparis #olympics #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Kh5SDCVR3T— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) August 6, 2024Vinesh assures Indias 4th Medal at Paris Olympics 2024Vinesh has assured herself a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 by winning her semi-final match against Guzman. This will be Indias fourth medal at the Games. She now has the chance to make history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal, and the first female wrestler from India to achieve this feat. Currently, Sakshi Malik is the only Indian female wrestler to have won an Olympic medal, a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. This is Vineshs third Olympics, and she has the opportunity to overcome past disappointments and prove her critics wrong by winning gold. If she succeeds, she will join Neeraj Chopra and Abhinav Bindra as the only Indians to have won individual Olympic gold medals.
