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In an ideal build-up to the Paris Olympics, high Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched the ladies’s 50kg gold medal on the Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid on Saturday. The 2-time World Championship bronze medallist defeated Mariia Tiumerekova 10-5 within the closing to bag the gold. Mariia is a former Russian wrestler who’s now competing as an Particular person Impartial Athlete. Vinesh, who acquired her Schengen visa on the final minute on Wednesday, received three bouts with out a lot issue to storm into the ultimate.
The 29-year-old former Asian Video games gold medallist first beat Pan American champion Yusneylis Guzman of Cuba 12-4 on factors.
She then registered a win by fall in opposition to Madison Parks of Canada, a silver medallist on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, within the quarterfinals.
Within the semifinals, Vinesh beat one other Canadian Katie Dutchak 9-4 on factors.
After her training-cum-competition stint in Spain, Vinesh will journey to France for a 20-day coaching stint in preparation for the Paris Video games.
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