Paris Olympics 2024 Wrestling: Yui Susaki vs Vinesh Phogat preview, prediction, and where to watch
Yui Susaki from Japan will lock horns with India’s Vinesh Phogat in the women’s 50kg weight category event at the Paris Olympics 2024 in Round of 16 on Tuesday, August 6.
Susaki has been in red-hot form in the ongoing 2024 season without losing a match, accumulating 62 points and conceding only seven in return. Most importantly, she won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 without conceding a point.
Additionally, since 2010, she hasn’t lost a major international match and she would be hoping to continue her unbeaten form in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.
On the other hand, Vinesh Phogat is all set to enter her third Olympics after suffering defeats at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrestler will face a stern test in her first bout of the Paris Games.
Yui Susaki vs Vinesh Phogat Match Details
Match Details: Yui Susaki vs Vinesh Phogat, Round of 16, Paris Olympics 2024
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 6 from 2:30 PM IST onwards
Venue: Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B
Yui Susaki vs Vinesh Phogat Prediction
While Yui Susaki is the World No. 1 wrestler in the women’s 50kg weight category, Vinesh Phogat is World No. 65 in the latest UWW World Rankings. Though both of these wrestlers haven’t competed against each other, Susaki will hold the dominance because of her red-hot form.
Susaki is yet to lose a game in the ongoing 2024 season, accumulating 62 points and she would be aiming to continue her good form in this Paris Olympics 2024 as well. The fact that she won the gold medal at Tokyo 2020 without conceding a point makes her a strong gold medal contender yet again.
That said, Yui Susaki will enter this bout as a strong contender to win and go on to bag a gold medal in the weight category and make it two consecutive Games gold medals.
When and where to watch the game
The Round of 16 encounter between Yui Susaki and Vinesh Phogat will take place on Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B in the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, August 6, from 2:30 PM IST onwards.