Vinesh Phogat Of India Reaches The Final Of Womens 50kg Freestyle Wrestling After Beating Cubas Yusneylis

Vinesh Phogat of India reaches the final of women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling after beating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman, becoming the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic wrestling final.

Her journey to the Olympics has been one filled with a myriad of challenges. Phogat was one of the leading faces of wrestler protests against the Wrestling Federation of India’s then president, who was accused of sexual abuse and intimidation by multiple female wrestlers. She, along with other wrestlers, endured harsh conditions and confrontations with the police and slept on the pavement for over 40 days in a sit in protest. She then missed out on Asian games with a knee injury.

She made a return to competitive wrestling after 15 months this year.

She beat the reigning champion Yui Susaki of Japan, who had never lost an international match before, in the opening round, and then went on to beat Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the quarter-final.

Phogat tore her ACL at the Olympic quarterfinal in Rio 2016, which nearly ended her career, and now she is the first Indian woman to reach the wrestling finals of the Olympics.

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RHASIDAT ADELEKE | Olympic Games Paris 2024

Cindy Ngamba (Britain-based Cameroonian boxer) has guaranteed herself an Olympic medal! and the first ever for the Refugee Olympic Team after winning her quarter-final match against France’s Davina Michel.

“It means the world to me, to be the first ever refugee to win a medal,” Ngamba said. “I’m just a human, just like any other refugee, athlete and refugee all around the world. But I hope I can change the medal on my next fight.

“I was fighting a very tough opponent today. A lot of people were not cheering for me. But I listened to my team, I listened to my coaches and I listened to my own self. I stuck to the tactics and I stayed calm and composed. I’m happy that I got the job done. Hopefully in the next one, I will also get the job done. No, not hopefully. I will get it done.”

Ngamba told reporters. “I want to say to all the refugees around the world ... keep on working hard, keep on believing in yourself.”

For those not familiar with how boxing works, it’s one of the few sports that gives out two bronze medals.

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