Paris Olympics: How stubbornness and rage helped Vinesh Phogat snap legend Yui Susaki’s 95-match winning streak

There isn’t a direct parallel that captures Yui Susaki’s perceived invincibility on the wrestling mat. The closest, perhaps, would be Rocky Marciano’s otherworldly run of 49 unbeaten bouts. The Japanese…

Paris Olympics: Who is Vinesh Phogat’s semifinal opponent, Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman?

India’s Vinesh Phogat made an emphatic run to the Paris Olympics women’s wrestling 50kg category semi-final on the back of two successive wins at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Tuesday. The…

Vinesh Phogat, like Simone Biles, proves her baiters wrong; beats unbeatable Yui Susaki

Simone Biles and Vinesh Phogat don’t play the same sport; nor are they Olympians of equal stature. Though, they share an eerily similar story. Success for the GOAT American gymnast…