Vinesh Phogat remains one step away from eternal Olympic glory, as the Indian wrestler took down Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez to seal her spot in the final of the Women’s 50kg Freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
The ace Indian took on the reigning Pan-American champion in a bout that went 5-0.
With her win, Phogat seals a medal finish for India, and also becomes the first Indian female wrestler to compete for Gold in an Olympic final.
Both wrestlers started off the bout patiently, grappling away at each other, but playing it slow and safe as to not give away any cheap points early.
But, around a minute into the bout, Phogat finally found the breakthrough, taking down the Cuban Guzman, but couldn’t seal any points.
The duo engaged in a grapplefest, as Guzman was hit with a 30-sec shotclock for passivity, through which Vinesh held her ground to secure the first point of the match.
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