Yui Susaki: All you need to know about Vinesh Phogat’s opponent in Wrestling Round of 16 at Paris Olympics 2024
World No.1 wrestler in the 50kg weight category, Yui Susaki will compete with Vinesh Phogat at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B on Tuesday, August 6.
Susaki entered the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as an unseeded wrestler and went on to win the gold medal without conceding a point during her debut Games, which highlights her impressive performance and technical skills.
Notably, Susaki hasn’t lost a single major international match since 2010. In 2024, she competed in eight bouts and won all of them, accumulating 62 points and conceding only seven.
The World Championships 2023 gold medallist wrestler Yui Susaki will pose a great threat to the Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who will have a daunting task to start her Paris 2024 campaign.
Yui Susaki’s medals and achievements
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Gold Medal
World Championships 2023: Gold Medal
World Championships 2022: Gold Medal
World Championships 2018: Gold Medal
World Championships 2017: Gold Medal
Asian Championships 2017: Gold Medal
Asian Championships 2024: Gold Medal
Golden Grand Prix 2017: Gold Medal
World U23 Championships 2023: Gold Medal
World Junior Championships 2018: Gold Medal
World Junior Championships 2019: Gold Medal
World Cadets Championships 2015: Gold Medal
World Cadets Championships 2016: Gold Medal
World Cadets Championships 2017: Gold Medal
Yui Susaki's world rankings
Japan's Yui Susaki is currently the World No. 1 wrestler in the 50 kg women's wrestling category. On the other hand, Vinesh Phogat holds the World No. 65 rank.
Yui Susaki vs Vinesh Phogat: Head to Head
According to the UWW official website, there are no recorded bouts between Yui Susaki and Vinesh Phogat.
Yui Susaki's recent records
In the Senior Asian Championships in April 2024, Yui Susaki secured the gold medal after defeating Feng Ziqi from China in the final by 8-4 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Yui Susaki's Olympic qualification
Yui Susaki secured her Paris Olympics 2024 quota after defeating Chinese wrestler Feng Ziqi in the final of the 2023 World Championships.
Yui Susaki vs Vinesh Phogat match details
World No.1 wrestler Yui Susaki will lock horns with Vinesh Phogat in the women’s 50 kg weight category at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, August 6 at 2:30 PM IST.