Wrestling Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics: Vinesh enters final, will face USA’s Hildebrandt in gold medal match

Vinesh Phogat will face Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of the USA in the women’s freestyle 50kg final tomorrow on Wednesday.

Here’s a recap of Vinesh’s peerles semifinal win:

Vinesh Phogat reaches final of women’s 50kg wrestling, assured of medal at Paris 2024 Olympics

Paris 2024: Vinesh, who is competing in this weight category for the first time, secured a 5-0 victory by points. She will take on USA’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt for the gold medal on Wednesday.

The Indian points to the skies, waves to the crowd, and enters the gold medal match after beating the Cuban 5-0 in the semifinals.

Vinesh defends well as the Cuba is throwing the kitchen sink at it now.

Vinesh has the Cuban in her grip as she turns her once to get another two points. 5-0 lead now for the Indian.

And Vinesh does just that! 

30 seconds have been given to Vinesh where she has to score. Otherwise point goes to Cuba.

After the first three minutes, Vinesh leads 1-0 courtesy passivity on the part of the Cuban. A slender lead, though.

If Vinesh doesn’t make a move soon, then she will get a 30-second clock to score a point.

Due to passivity, the Indian opens her account.

Cuban has 30 seconds to score a point.

Vinesh aggressive within the first minute but the Cuban grappler curls up to prevent her opponent from scoring any points.

The Indian and the Cuban grapplers are making their way out onto the mat.

Vinesh’s bout is one match away as the final semfinal of the Greco-Roman 97kg is soon to be underway.

While at the Olympics, on the wrestling mat, Vinesh reached a historic semifinal, the Indian has had to grapple with much bigger struggles on the streets of New Delhi, and against powerful forces.

Read about it here:

Vinesh Phogat at Paris 2024: From wrestlers protest in Delhi to historic Olympic gold medal match

From heading the wrestlers protest in Delhi in January 2023 to reaching the Paris Olympics semifinal, here is all you need to know about Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat’s 18 month journey.

Vinesh Phogat’s bout is fifth in order on Mat B. Right now, Greco-Roman semis are going on in the 77kg category.

It was the Indian who handed the defending Olympic champion her first defeat in international competitions. Here’s how big Vinesh’s RO16 win is:

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Vinesh Phogat is set to take on Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the semifinals at around 10:25 pm IST.