Paris Olympics 2024: Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez Replaces Vinesh Phogat In Women's Freestyle 50kg Category Final

Paris Olympics 2024: Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez will now be competing instead of Vinesh Phogat In Women's Freestyle 50kg Category Final. Here are the details. Read below.

Yusneylis Guzman Lopez lost her semi final match to India's Vinesh Phogat

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Paris Olympics 2024: In the aftermath of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Women's Freestyle 50kg Category in the Wrestling event, the authorities and technical committee have now officially announced Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez as the opponent of Sarah Ann Hildebrandst from the United States of America in the all-elusive final, as the Gold medal match will now take place.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 : Vinesh PHOGAT 🇮🇳, from NOC of India in 50kg, failed the weigh-in on day two of her competition which has forced United World Wrestling to promote Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ 🇨🇺 to the final of 50kg at the Paris Olympics.

She will take on Sarah HILDEBRANDT 🇺🇸 in… pic.twitter.com/dgpmXKtpao

— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) August 7, 2024

 

Fellow Indian Athletes Jump In Support Of Vinesh Phogat

A series of supportive tweets and videos have flooded in on social media for the Indian wrestler after her controversial disqualification from the Women's Freestyle 50kg Category Final. The athletes have extended their support for Vinesh Phogat and have demanded necesary actions from the officials to bring justice to the 29-year old.

Here is Nikhat Zareen's tweet:

I’m deeply heartbroken after learning about my friend @Phogat_Vinesh . It’s a cruel twist of fate, and no one can truly understand the depth of her suffering right now. After losing my own Olympic bout, I thought that was the hardest experience an athlete could face, but seeing… pic.twitter.com/tsuvf64t7C

— Nikhat Zareen (@nikhat_zareen) August 7, 2024

Here is Babita Phogat's tweet:

बहन @Phogat_Vinesh हर खिलाड़ी का ओलंपिक में पदक जीतना सपना होता है। आपका फाइनल में अयोग्य घोषित किया जाना फोगाट परिवार के लिए निजी तौर पर एवं देश के लिए सामान्य तौर पर बेहद निराशाजनक खबर है परंतु आपको चिंता करने की जरूरत नहीं है क्योंकि आप एक मजबूत और हार न मानने वाली खिलाड़ी है।… pic.twitter.com/g1meDD7Cio

— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) August 7, 2024

Here is Vijender Singh's tweet:

दुखी है सब विनेश
पर तुम्हारे जज्बे को सलाम है#VineshPhogat 🇮🇳

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) August 7, 2024