Vinesh Phogat Secures Paris Olympics 2024 Quota in Women’s Wrestling 50kg Event, Enters Final of Asian Qualifiers
The ace wrestler had earlier defeated Korea's Miran Cheon via technical superiority in the first round and later, got the better of Cambodia's Smanang Dit. Vinesh had a poor outing at the Tokyo Olympics and will look to put on an impressive show in Paris later this year.
Vinesh Phogat booked for herself a spot in the Paris Olympics 2024 in the women's wrestling 50kg event on April 20. The grappler defeated Laura Ganikyzy of Kazakhstan 10-0 to secure a spot in the showpiece event later this year and book a final berth in the Asian Olympic Qualifier. Phogat had bagged a gold medal in the women's 53kg wrestling event at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, held in Birmingham.
Vinesh Phogat Clinches Paris Olympics 2024 Spot
🤼♀️VINESH EARNS PARIS OLYMPICS QUOTA IN WOMEN'S 50 KG
Vinesh defeated Laura Ganikyzy🇰🇿 by Technical Superiority 0-10 to earn Olympics quota. If she represents, will be her 3rd Olympics.
Earlier, she defeated Miran Cheon🇰🇷 in R16 by Tech Superiority & Dit Samnang🇰🇭 in QF by fall. pic.twitter.com/CDALwReIRU
— SPORTS ARENA🇮🇳 (@SportsArena1234) April 20, 2024
Vinesh Phogat Seals Paris Olympics 2024 Quota, Watch
🚨VINESH WON THE OLYMPIC QUOTA!!! 🚨
Vinesh Phogat won the Paris Olympics quota for India in 50kg at Wrestling #AsianQualifiers 🎉🥳
Congratulations #VineshPhogat 🎯
She defeated Laura Ganikyzy (Kaz) 10-0 to win the quota.
Now she will fight Uzbekistan's Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA… pic.twitter.com/EdlQzhz1Jq
— THE PROFESSOR (@IamHindu_OG) April 20, 2024
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