Vinesh Phogat looked as dominant as ever as she sealed her quota in the women’s 50kg category at the Paris Olympics on Saturday and will compete in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Saturday Reached the final without losing a point. This is India’s second quota at the Paris Olympics, as Antim Panjal got a quota in the 53kg category with a bronze-medal performance at the World Championships last year.

Vinesh, 29, has now qualified for her third consecutive Olympics, having previously competed in Rio (2016) and Tokyo (2020).

Vinesh, a prominent figure in the protest against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, put in a strong performance, defeating her opponents one by one.

As usual, Vinesh looked for an opportunity to subdue Miran Cheon in the opening match and took it after measuring out her Korean opponent for about 30 seconds.

Once she grabbed Cheon and pushed her down, the game ended quickly in 1 minute and 39 seconds.

It was difficult to break free from Vinesh’s clutches. The Indian used three gut-wrenching moves combined with an “exposure” to end the game.

The next game lasted only 67 seconds. Cambodia’s Smanang Dit is easy prey. Vinesh quickly pinned her down and advanced to the women’s 50kg semifinals.

The famous Indian wrestler faced some resistance from 19-year-old Kazakhstani wrestler Laura Ganikyzy in the semi-finals, but she used all her experience to frustrate her young opponent’s attacks.

Laura launched two attacks with her left leg, but Vinish counterattacked and scored, leading 4-0 at the end of the first quarter. This is the first time Vinesh has been pushed into the second stage in this tournament.

Once Vinesh caught Lara, she had no problem using a succession of gut wrench moves to end the match.

Vinesh competed in the 50kg category after winning the trials.

The competition’s finalists will earn a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

India’s Anshu Malik (57kg), Mansi Ahlawat (62kg) and Reetika (76kg) have also reached the semi-finals in their respective categories, so They can get three more quotas.

Anshu, the 2021 World Championships silver medalist, had no problem defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Kalmila Bilimbekova in the quarter-finals, winning with technical superiority.

U23 world champion Reetika effortlessly defeated Eunju Hwang.

She won the first round with technical superiority, with the Korean player having no response to Ritika’s level, and a similar win against Mongolia’s Davaanasan Enkh Amar. victory.

In the last game of the group stage against Chinese player Wang Jiang, Retika once led 8-0, but the Chinese team fought back and scored six points in a row.

She made another move in the dying moments but to the relief of the Indian camp, the point was not awarded as it came at the end of regulation time.

Muncie also made it to the Final Four, as she only had to win one game. In the match against Kazakhstan’s Irina Kuznetsova, she won 6-4.

The only Indian wrestler who failed to reach the semifinals was Nisha Dahiya (68kg).

Nyssa had to train hard to beat Sorkin Park from North Korea in her first match. The Indians once led 5-0 and maintained it until the first quarter, but the Koreans used tenacious resistance to put the pressure back on their opponents.

Early in the second period, Park successfully completed a takedown to get on the scoreboard. However, Nisha kept pushing Pu Pu, expanding her lead, and finally won 8-3.

Nissa, who was already exhausted, was defeated badly in the second round by local favorite Meerim Zhumanazarova.

After falling behind 1-9, she was pinned by Meerim. Nyssa barely uses any attacking moves and spends most of her time wrestling on her feet.

In the must-win third round, Nisha defeated Kazakhstan player Yelena Shalygina, but because Milin lost the last game of the group stage, Nisha did not have enough points to stay in the top four.

The last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics is the world qualifying tournament in Turkey on May 9.