Vinesh Phogat Beats Yuki Irie in Gold Medal Match of 2018 Asian Games Women's Freestyle 50 kg Category
Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda could not get past their semi-final bouts against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan and North Korea's Jong Myong Sukand will now hope to win bronze medal with repechage.
Vinesh Phogat has given India a big reason to smile on the Day 2 of Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games. The 23-year-old Indian wrestler has won the gold medal in Women's Freestyle 50 kg beating Yuki Irie of Japan. This is her first Asiad gold, after she has won a bronze medal at 2014 Incheon Asian Games in South Korea. Vinesh Phogat became first Indian female grappler to win gold medal in Asiad. Phogat showed tremendous form in all her bouts, and it was a commendable show as she defeated Yuki 6-2 by technical superiority. Asian Games 2018 Live News Updates Day 2: Shooting | Lakshay Wins Silver Medal in Men's Trap, Manavjit Singh Sandhu Finishes Fourth.
In her semi-finals bout, Vinesh defeated Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova of Uzbekistan by technical superiority 10-0. Meanwhile, Yuki beat Kim Son-hyang of Hong Kong 13-4 to set up the 2018 Asian Games wrestling gold medal clash at JCC - Assembly Hall. You can catch the live streaming Vinesh Phogat vs Yuki Irie Gold Medal Match on Sony Liv and and live score updates here at LatestLy.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat ensured India of at least a silver medal after storming into the finals of the women's freestyle 50 kilogram category at the 2018 Asian Games on Monday. Vinesh hardly broke into a sweat in her semi-final encounter against Daulatbike Yakshimuratova of Uzbekistan, as the referees took just 75 seconds to declare the Indian the winner by technical superiority (10-0). Vinesh had earlier registered a comfortable 11-0 victory over South Korea's Kim Hyungjoo in the quarter-finals, after defeating China's Sun Yanan by technical superiority 8-2 in the 1/8 finals. Asian Games Medal Tally 2018 Updated: Lakshay's Silver Medal Takes India to 7th Position in Current Table and Country-Wise Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal Standings.
However, not everything was rosy for other grapplers on the second day of 2018 Asian Games. Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda could not get past their semi-final bouts against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan and North Korea's Jong Myong Sukand will now hope to win bronze medal with repechage. Meanwhile, it was major heartbreak for wrestlers -- Pinki and Sumit Malik -- who lost their respective 1/8 finals.
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