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Vinesh Phogat will be in action for India on 6th August
We are arriving towards the final week of the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian fans will begin focusing on athletics and wrestling. India’s one of the wrestling medal contenders in Paris is Vinesh Phogat. She will be competing in 50kg freestyle wrestling. The 29-year-old will try to extend India's tally at the Paris Olympics 2024.
She will compete at the Olympics for the third consecutive time. Phogat made her debut at the Rio Olympics in 2016 in the 48kg freestyle and lost in the quarterfinals. The Indian female athlete suffered a dislocation in her right knee during the quarterfinals and had to be carried away on a stretcher.
She made a comeback at the and reached the quarterfinals again but this time in the 53kg freestyle event. However, she lost to Belarusian Vanesa Kaladzinskaya. Her journey at the 2024 Summer Olympics will begin on 6th August, the 11th day of the competition.
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Phogat will be hoping for a maiden Olympic medal. She and five more wrestlers will be seen from the Indian contingent.
Timing of the women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling bout in Paris Olympics 2024
The women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling event will start on Tuesday, August 6, beginning at 3:00 PM IST (11:30 a.m. local time). Vinesh Phogat and five more wrestlers from India in the 50 kg freestyle event will be in action at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.
Where to follow the Paris Olympics 2024 events in India?
Fans in India can watch the live telecast of women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling bouts on the Sports 18 network TV. The events will also be streamed live on Jio Cinema and it's free for all users.