Wrestling Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics updates: Vinesh reaches semis, to face Cuba’s Guzman Lopez

While Vinesh vies for a spot in the final against Cuba’s Guzman Lopez, USA’s Hildebrandt and Mongolia’s Dolgorjav will fight it out for the other spot in the gold medal match.

Cuba’s Guzman Lopez will face India’s Vinesh Phogat in the semifinals. Lopez just defeated Lithuania’s Dilyte 10-0 and won by technical superiority.

Here’s a recap of Vinesh’s quarterfinals against Livach:

Vinesh Phogat reaches wrestling semifinal at Paris Olympics

This is Vinesh Phogat’s maiden Olympic semifinal. Earlier, Vinesh stunned Japan’s Yui Susaki 3-2 to qualify for quarters.

Vinesh Phogat beats the eighth seed 7-5 to enter the semifinals!

The Ukrainian jumps at the opportunity and gets Vinesh out of the mat area for another point.

Livach tries to take down Vinesh but the Indian defends well and takes Livach down for two more points. 7-4 to Vinesh now.

Livach gets another point because of the lost challenge.

Livach catches hold of Vinesh’s legs and pushes her towards the edge of the mat to get a point. However, Vinesh asks her coach to challenge the decision.

The Ukrainian opens her account, but the Indian adds another to her tally. 5-2 to Vinesh now.

Great move from the Indian as she gets the Ukrainian’s thighs and takes her down for two points. Vinesh leads 4-0.

After the first three minutes, Vinesh leads 2-0 against the Ukrainian in the quarterfinals.

The Indian brings Livach down with a takedown as she gets two points.

The Indian is going straight at the Ukrainian in this match after she was more defensive against the Japanese.

Since match 10 was a walkover, Vinesh’s match against Ukraine’s Livach is next.

Azerbaijan’s Stadnik will face Mongolia’s Dolgorjav.

China’s Feng Z will face USA’s Hildebrandt. The latter won her RO16 match via technical superiority.

Lithuania’s Dilyte and Cuba’s Guzman Lopez won their respective bouts to set up a quarterfinal clash against each other.

Vinesh Phogat will have another tough bout when she faces eighth seed Oksana Livach of Ukraine who just beat Uzbekistan’s Aktenge Keunimjaeva on technical superiority (10-0).

The referee raises Vinesh’s arm in the air as the teary-eyed Indian goes to the quarterfinals after beating the Japanese 3-2 as she goes through on account of more point.

The Japan has challenged the decision.

In the last 20 seconds, the Indian gets active and pushes the Japanese outside the area to get two points. Despite the draw, the Indian gets the win because of more recent points scored by Vinesh.

Vinesh concedes another point due to passivity.

30 seconds for the Indian to score a point.

Vinesh is yet to make an attacking move but the lead is slender for the Japanese. Anything can happen with a move.

The Japanese goes for the legs but Vinesh stick to her ground. The Indian prevents her opponent from getting points as the first three minutes come to an end. It’s 1-0 to the Japanese for now.

Due to Vinesh’s passivity, Yui gets a point after the Indian failed to score a point in that 30-second window.

A warning to the Indian for being passive.

Neither grappler has made any big moves so far as the referee stops the play for a second.

Japan’s Yui Susaki and India’s Vinesh Phogat are out on the mat. The match is underway!

Ozaki wins 6-0 as the Enkhsaikhaan barely did anything to have a chance at the next round. Now, Vinesh’s bout.

Mongolia’s Delgermaa Enkhsaikhaan is taking on Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki.

Buse Tosun wins by the skin of her teeth after she beat Pole Wiktoria Choluj on having more points.

Reminder: One more match, and then Vinesh!

The first match on the Mat B is between Turkey’s Buse Tosun and Poland’s Wiktoria Choluj in the women’s freestyle 68kg category repechage round.

The Indian wrestler dislocated her finger during her quarterfinal against North Korea’s Sol Gum Pak. If the latter had won her semifinal, then Nisha could have had a chance at repechage, but it wasn’t meant to be.

Read the match report here:

Paris 2024 Olympics: Nisha Dahiya dislocates finger during quarterfinal bout

India’s wrestler Nisha Dahiya dislocated her finger during her women’s 68kg quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday.

Vinesh, along with grapplers like Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia have been protesting after allegations of sexual harassment had come up against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. It remains to be seen how Vinesh does at the biggest stage after enduring a year that has been nothing short of a struggle.

Read more here:

Paris Olympics 2024: Eyes on the mat after a topsy-turvy 12 months for Indian wrestlers

Antim Panghal (women’s 53kg) and Aman Sehrawat (men’s 57kg) have been seeded fourth and sixth, respectively, for the Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling competition starting on August 5.

Defending Olympic champion and four-time world champion Yui Susaki of Japan will be looking to defend her title against Vinesh. Going past the Japanese will be a tall order for the Indian.

Read more about the upcoming bout here:

Paris Olympics: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat to face Tokyo 2020 gold medallist and four-time world champion in first round

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat will have her task cut out in the opening round of the Women’s Freestyle 50kg event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

According to the official Paris 2024 Olympics website, the wrestling action on Mat B at the Champ-de-Mars Arena will kick off at 2:30 pm IST. Vinesh’s match is the third one in the order. Tentatively, it should start at around 3 pm IST. Don’t worry, we’ll keep you updated!