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#ParisOlympics2024 : True Grit ! Vinesh Phogat Pulls Off Biggest Upset , Beats Defending Champion Yui Susaki ; Reaches 50 Kg Semis

Vinesh Phogat pulled off the biggest upset at the Paris Games by outwitting hitherto invincible Yui Susaki with a perfectly planned strategy before edging past Ukraine’s Oksana Livach to storm into the women’s 50kg semifinal as she inched closer to an elusive Olympic medal.

The Tokyo Games gold medallist and four-time World Champion Susaki had not lost any of her 82 bouts in her international career but the Japanese top seed hardly had an idea as to what was about to hit her in the opener which she lost 2-3.

Later, Vinesh quelled the challenge of former European champion and 2018 world championship bronze-medallist Livach 7-5 in the quarterfinal.

Reacting to the performance, Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia on Tuesday described fellow grappler Vinesh Phogat as the “lioness of India” after she entered her maiden Olympic semifinals after notching up stunning victories in Paris.

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