Paris Olympics: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat eyeing for gold in 50 kg freestyle final today

Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games with a convincing 5-0 win over Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in Paris yesterday.

With this win in the semifinal, Vinesh guaranteed herself at least a silver medal. Indian women’s wrestling will have its biggest day today when Vinesh Phogat participates in the 50 kg freestyle final, hoping to win a historic maiden gold medal for the country in the Olympic Games. She will take on Sarah Ann Hilderbrandt of the United States on Mat B at the Champ-de-Mars Arena at 9.45 p.m. IST.

All eyes will be on the table tennis team of Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath which will take on the higher-ranked Germany hoping to get into the semifinals. They will get into action at 1.30 p.m. IST.

And in Athletics in the Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed, Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Choudhary. They will



start their tasks at  11:00 am IST.

Aditi Ashok, who narrowly missed the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, along with Diksha will start their campaign in Round 1 of Women’s Individual Stroke Play at 12:30 IST

In athletics, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, high jumper Sarvesh Anil Kushare and triple jumpers Abdulla Narangolintevida and Praveen Chithravel will get into action in the first round of their respective events.

But the biggest event in athletics for India will be the men’s 3000m Steeplechase final in which Avinash Sable will be going for a medal. The final will be held at 01:13 IST on Thursday.

In the evening, Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Mirabai Chanu will attempt to win a medal in a second successive Olympics when she gets into action in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting at 11  pm IST.