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"Dear Haters...": Vinesh Phogat's Old Post Viral As She Reaches Olympics Final

It took time but ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat gave a fitting response to those who accused her of doing 'politics', 'not focusing on wrestling', as she became the first Indian to qualify for women's wrestling final in Olympics history. The last 18 months or so have arguably been the toughest in Vinesh's career, with her battle against former Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, making the headlines. Now that Vinesh stands on the cusp of earning India's first ever gold medal in wrestling, an old post of her has gone viral on social media.

Japan’s Kei Nishikori scores long-awaited win in Montreal

Japan's Kei Nishikori ended a three-year drought by defeating American teen Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.

Brume leads Usoro, Ochonogor into historic Olympics long jump final

Except something goes wrong, it would be difficult for Nigeria not to bag any shade of medal (s) in the long jump event at the ongoing Olympic Games. Reason: For the first time in history, three Nigerians will be competing in the final of the event. The trio consists of Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor.

Vinesh Phogat Shocks Defending Olympic Champion Yui Susaki To Enter Paris 2024 Quarterfinals

Aug 6 Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat shocked four-time world champion and reigning gold-medallist Yui Susaki of Japan on points to enter the quarter-final of the 50kg event at the Olympic Games on Tuesday. Trailing 0-2 after conceding penalty points for passivity, the Indian wrestler came back brilliantly in the last five seconds to take down the top seed by clinching three points to win 3-2.

Watch: Vinesh Phogat's Show Of Strength During Historic Paris Olympics 2024 Win Stuns Internet

Vinesh Phogat scripted history by becoming the first Indian wrestler in history to reach the final of any category at the Olympics. Vinesh was in supreme form as she comfortably defeated Cuba's Yusneylys Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semifinals to assure India of at least a silver medal in the women's 50kg wrestling at the Paris Olympics 2024. The semi-final clash was mostly an one-sided affair with Vinesh controlling the pace and her show of strength left a lot of social media users stunned. Vinesh grappled her opponent down to the ground on couple of occasions and even lifted her off the mat once.

Star Grappler Vinesh Phogat Enters Maiden Olympic Semi-Final

Seasoned Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat entered her maiden Olympic semifinals in the 50kg category after notching up stunning victories over defending champion Yui Susaki of Japan and higher-ranked Ukrainian Oksana Livach along the way on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Vinesh defeated Livach, a former European champion and 2018 world championship bronze-medallist, 7-5 in a hard-fought quarterfinal bout to get closer to an elusive Olympic medal in her third attempt.

"Those Who Placed Thorns...": Bajrang Punia Makes 2nd Statement As Vinesh Phogat Scripts History

Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia has shared yet another strong comment on social media regarding Vinesh Phogat after the latter reached the final of the women's 50kg freestyle category at the Paris Olympics 2024. Bajrang and Vinesh were part of many top-level wrestlers who had protested on the streets against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment towards women wrestlers. Now, with Vinesh guaranteed a medal at Paris 2024, Bajrang Punia has made sure that the mistreatment towards Vinesh isn't forgotten.

Paris 2024: Irish pursuit cyclists pipped in qualifying

The Irish women's track cycling pursuit team have out of the Olympic Games despite setting a new national record with a time of 4:12.447.

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"Dear Haters...": Vinesh Phogat's Old Post Viral As She Reaches Olympics Final

Japan’s Kei Nishikori scores long-awaited win in Montreal

Brume leads Usoro, Ochonogor into historic Olympics long jump final

Vinesh Phogat Shocks Defending Olympic Champion Yui Susaki To Enter Paris 2024 Quarterfinals

Watch: Vinesh Phogat's Show Of Strength During Historic Paris Olympics 2024 Win Stuns Internet

Star Grappler Vinesh Phogat Enters Maiden Olympic Semi-Final

"Those Who Placed Thorns...": Bajrang Punia Makes 2nd Statement As Vinesh Phogat Scripts History

Paris 2024: Irish pursuit cyclists pipped in qualifying