Yui Susaki in motion in opposition to Vinesh Phogat at Paris Olympics 2024.© Twitter
Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the ladies’s 50kg wrestling last at Paris Olympics 2024 got here as an enormous heart-break for Indian sports activities followers. Nevertheless, earlier than that, Vinesh’s bouts despatched India into euphoria. She pulled off the most important upset on the Paris Video games by outwitting hitherto invincible Yui Susaki with a superbly deliberate technique earlier than edging previous Ukraine’s Oksana Livach to storm into the ladies’s 50kg semifinal.
The Tokyo Video games gold medallist and four-time World Champion (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023) Susaki had not misplaced any of her 82 bouts in her worldwide profession however the Japanese high seed hardly had an concept as to what was about to hit her within the opener which she misplaced 2-3 to Vinesh Phogat.
Later, as Vinesh entered the ultimate, Yui Susaki bought an opportunity within the repechage and gained the bronze. However Susaki has now stated she dedicated ‘a betrayal’ for not profitable the gold.
“I had the honour of profitable the bronze medal on the Paris 2024 Olympics! To start with, thanks a lot for all of your assist. It has actually helped me out! I needed to see my household, teammates, and followers who’ve fought with me for the previous three years to win the gold medal, however I could not do it, and I am so sorry and pissed off that I dedicated a betrayal,” Susaki wrote in a observe that was shared by United World Wrestling.
Operation comeback begins for Yui SUSAKI .#roadtoparis2024 | #wrestleparis | #wrestlingparis | #PathtoParis | #wrestling | #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/mHEgUsfQON
— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) August 12, 2024
“Regardless of the loss, encouraging phrases from everywhere in the world and worlds that they nonetheless consider in me and can proceed to assist me. I wasn’t capable of reply, however I learn each message, one after the other, and I am unable to measure how a lot it touched my coronary heart, how a lot it saved my coronary heart, and the way a lot it made me wish to hold transferring ahead. Thanks a lot! So long as there are individuals who nonetheless assist me and consider in me, I’m strongly prepared to maintain going laborious once more to realize my objective of turning into an Olympic champion.”
With PTI inputs
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