Cuban wrestler Yusnelis Guzman Lopez, defeated by Vinesh Phogat in the semi-final on Tuesday, will now compete in the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final after Phogat was disqualified owing to weight issues.
She will be up against USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt at the Paris Olympics 2024.
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The replacement came after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified in the final after reportedly being overweight and not being able to make it to the weigh cut on the morning of the gold medal bout.
As per media reports, Vinesh missed the mark by a little over 100 grams during the weigh-in.
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Phogat, the Indian grappler, had defeated Loped 5-0 in the semi-final. With this historic victory, Phogat became the first female Indian wrestler to reach the Olympic final.