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"She Will Bring Gold": Uncle Mahavir Phogat On Vinesh's Semi-Final Triumph

Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat continued her impressive run at the Paris Olympics, securing a dominant win in the women's 50kg wrestling semi-finals on August 6. Her victory was met with celebrations in her hometown of Balali, where her uncle Mahavir Phogat and the villagers rejoiced in her success.

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 7: Vinesh Phogat To Go For Gold, Mirabai Chanu Eyes Medal

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 7: It's going to be big day for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday. Weightlifter and Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu will be in action. Top names in athletics like Annu Rani, Jyothi Yarraji, Avinash Sable will also be in action. In wrestling, Antim Panghal will compete in the women's 53kg wrestling. But the one athlete all will be focussed on is Vinesh Phogat.

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.

"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.