India secure fourth medal in Paris; Vinesh Phogat storms into women's wrestling final

PARIS: With wrestler Vinesh Phogat storming into the finals in the women's freestyle 50kg category, India has secured its fourth medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Vinesh Phogat secured her place in the final by defeating Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the semi-final. With this win, Vinesh also became the first Indian woman to qualify for the finals in Olympic wrestling. The final will take place on Wednesday night.

Vinesh adopted an aggressive approach in the opening minutes of the bout. But the Cuban grappler stood firm with her defensive approach and didn't allow Vinesh to take away any point.

Guzman Lopez was handed a passivity warning and had thirty seconds to score a point. Vinesh didn't give her much of an opening and took the first point in the semi-final bout.

The Indian grappler maintained the slender one-point lead in the second half. She showed her aggression and managed to get Lopez in her grip. She turned her around and took a 5-0 lead. Towards the end, Lopez tried to turn things around with one final surge. Vinesh deflected the attacks that were thrown her way and stormed into the final to fight for gold.