'She will fulfil my dream of gold': Mahavir Phogat after Vinesh reaches semis

Legendary Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat expressed optimism that niece Vinesh will fulfil his dream of winning a gold medal for her countryPhogat made it to the semifinals of the womens 50 kg freestyle category at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024after she secured a win in the quarterfinals over Ukraines Oksana Livach on Tuesday Phogat defeated Oksana by 75 and now is just one more win away from a confirmed medalSpeaking to ANI Mahavir said The country had great expectations from her during the 2016 and 2020 Tokyo Olympics But this time I am very confident that Vinesh will fulfill my dream of a gold medal She defeated a top Japanese wrestler in the first roundWATCH Mahavir Phogat says We are absolutely confident this time I am very confident that Vinesh will fulfil my dream of a gold medalParis2024 httpstco44e34zTPwz pictwittercomzmygdyWhTEmdash ANI ANI August 6 2024I focused on the match against the Japanese wrestler who did a lot of leg attacks I had told her to fight defensively in the first round and she did that In the next round she showcased her talent and power he addedIn the QFs Vinesh took a lead of 20 in the first period However Oksana managed to deliver a fight in the second period But Vinesh the World Championships medalist held off the challenge from Ukrainian and secured a semifinal berthWATCH Haryana Mahavir Singh Phogat Dronacharya awardee wrestling coach and uncle of Vinesh Phogat and others at his sports academy in Charkhi Dadri erupt in joy as she wins her quarterfinal match and enters the semifinal of womens 50 Kg freestyle categoryhellip pictwittercomZBDdQgPqtBmdash ANI ANI August 6 2024Vineshs next opponent will be Cubas Yusneylis Guzman Lopez a Pan American Games champion in the Paris Olympics 2024 semifinals starting from 1025 PM ISTThe ace Indian wrestler delivered a brilliant start to her Paris Olympics campaign as she defeated the top seed and the Tokyo 2020 champion Yui Susaki of Japan in the womens 50kg freestyle round of 16 match on TuesdayAlso ReadCant suddenly push player under the bus Ponnappa on Padukones criticismSusaki was leading 10 at the end of the first period but Vinesh made a brilliant turnaround in the second period outdoing her Japanese opponent by miles to secure a 32 win to make way to QFsYui is not only the defending champion but also a threetime world champion in the 50 kg freestyle category and the current Asian level championNisha Dahiyas Paris Olympics campaign met an unfortunate end as she succumbed to North Koreas Pak Sol Gum in the quarterfinals of the womens 68 kg competition on MondayDahiya faced a 810 lost to Sol Gum At one point she was leading by 82 but she faced an injury and had to take some medical timeouts Sol Gum took a full advantage of her opponents injury and made a comeback which was just good enough to help her win the matchIn the round of 16 Nisha defeated Tetiana Sova by 64 at the Champs de Mars Arena Nisha could just make it to the quarterfinals in her debut OlympicsWith agency inputs