Asiad 2018: Vinesh Phogat wins historic gold, defensive Sakshi Malik fades out

 

Vinesh Phogat 

Asiad 2018: Vinesh Phogat wins historic gold, defensive Sakshi Malik fades out

Vinesh Phogat made history by turning into the First  Indian lady wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, disregarding her opponents without hardly lifting a finger in the 50kg category here.

Vinesh Phogat was an award most loved in her category and was probably going to confront solid rivalry from Japan's Yuki Irie, whom she outflanked 6-2 in the last.

It was second gold for Indian wrestlers after Bajrang Punia's win in the 65kg freestyle category.

"I had focused on gold. I had 3-4 silvers at the Asia level. So I was resolved to win a gold today. My body reacted well. I had prepared well and God was additionally kind to me. Everything fell set up for me today," Vinesh Phogat said.

As destiny would have it, Vinesh Phogat first faced China's Yanan Sun against whom she lost that Rio Olympics session.

Vinesh Phogat affirmed that she generally felt she is a more grounded competitor than Sun and today was the day to demonstrate it.

"There was pressure however it was to prove that I am really stronger than her. I needed to prove this today since I lost thrice to her previously. What's more, I have done this today," she said.

Nonetheless, Rio Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, contending in her first Asian Games, and Pooja Dhanda lost their bronze medal sessions gently.

In the men's freestyle 125kg, Sumit Malik likewise lost his bronze medal session, leaving India with only one medal from wrestling today.

Prior, putting behind her grievous misfortune at the Olympics two years back, Vinesh Phogat started her successful battle with a reprisal win against Sun against whom she had endured that awful knee damage which cut off her trip in Rio.

This time Vinesh did not give her adversary any possibility and turned out an overwhelming victory 

Vinesh Phogat 

In the following session, she disregarded the test of Korea's Hyungjoo Kim by specialized predominance. She finished the session with a four-point toss.

Vinesh's elimination round kept going only 75 seconds as she moved into the last with a 'filter'. She was at that point up 4-0 and after that moved over her opponent thrice with leg-lock.

The gold likewise enabled Vinesh to accomplish another feat as she turned into the main lady wrestler to win two medals in consecutive Asian Games.
Vinesh Phogat had before won a bronze medal in the 48kg category at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Vinesh Phogat likewise won consecutive gold medals in Glasgow and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games this year.

In any case, Sakshi paid the cost for being over-cautious and was left to battle for bronze in the 62kg class. She lost rather gently (2-12) to Korea's Hang Jungwon. The session was over before the primary time frame finished.

CWG silver medallist Pooja was additionally defeated 1-6 by her Japanese opponent Katsuli Sakagami in the bronze award session in the 57kg class.

Pinki was the main young lady not to achieve the medal round as she lost her initially round session in the 53kg category against Mongolia's Sumiya Erdenechimeg. She couldn't score a solitary point and lost her session by specialized predominance.

Sumit, the final Indian in the men's freestyle event, but the residue in the 125kg as he couldn't battle his initially round rival notwithstanding for two minutes, losing by specialized predominance.

He made the repechage round and progressed to the bronze medal match which he lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan's Davit Modzmanashvili.

Vinesh Phogat 

In this manner, the men's freestyle crusade completed with only one gold medal from Bajrang Punia (65kg).

Prior in the day, Sakshi was barely tested before her elimination round session as she effectively won against Thailand's Salinee Srisombat (10-0) and Ayaulym Kassymova (10-0).

She was up 4-0 in her elimination round against Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova, however, lost six points consecutively before the finish of the first round.

She drove 7-6 with a toss down however turned out to be excessively protective and looked, making it impossible to hold her opponent with 10 seconds to go. The Kyrgyz wrestler exploited and drove Sakshi out of the mat to log match winning two points.