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Vinesh Phogat scripted history on Tuesday as she became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final after beating Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba 5-0 in the women's freestyle 50kg semi-final...
A victory in the semifinals today has secured Phogat a silver medal, but the prominent Indian wrestler will be aiming for gold in the finals...
Both wrestlers began the match cautiously, but a passivity clock on Lopez allowed Vinesh to score a technical point after the Cuban wrestler played it safe..
Earlier in the day, Phogat defeated Ukraine's Oksana Livach in the last-eight stage after causing the biggest wrestling upset in this games when she shocked four-time world champion and reigning gold-medallist Yui Susaki of Japan on points to enter the quarter-finals...
Over the past year and a half, she accused the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) of trying to prevent her from competing in the Olympic qualifiers by creating logistical hurdles for her support staff..
