Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat secured a Paris Olympics 2024 quota for her nation after beating Laura Ganikyzy by 10-0 within the semifinals of the ladies’s 50 kg in the course of the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers. This victory takes her a step nearer to attaining her third successive Olympic spot. Though she has gained the quota, it belongs to the nation, as an alternative of the person, as per ESPN.
This competitors marks her return to worldwide wrestling after sustaining a knee harm final August, which required surgical procedure. She was additionally part of the wrestler’s protest in India towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its former president, Brij Bhushan Singh, the place allegations of sexual harassment have been made towards Brij. (Manika Batra-Sathiyan Fail To Bag Paris Olympics 2024 Quota)
Vinesh was competing within the 50 kg class as an alternative of her traditional 53 kg division, the place younger wrestler Antim Panghal has already secured a quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This is her first main worldwide outing for the reason that Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the place she acquired a gold medal. She gained a gold medal in 55 kg on the nationals in February this yr and completed first within the 50 kg division in the course of the trials in March.
Later, Anshu Malik additionally secured a quota for her nation, beating Kyrgyzstan’s Kalmira Bilimbekova within the quarterfinals by technical superiority after which Uzbekistan’s Laylokhon Sobirova within the semifinals by 10-0 . (Vinesh Phogat Accuses WFI Chief Of Trying To End Her Olympic Dream; Federation Denies Charge)
In the 62 kg class, Mansi, nonetheless, returned empty-handed after happening to reigning Asian Games champion North Korea’s Hyon G Mun by 0-6 within the semifinals. The U23 wrestling champion, Reetika, additionally secured the Olympic quota for India within the ladies’s 76 kg class. In the semis, she beat Taiwan’s Hui T Chang by 7-0.
