Who is Yusneylys Guzmán? The Opponent of Vinesh Phogat in semis of the Women’s Freestyle 50kg at Paris Olympics

New Delhi: After winning her consecutive matches in a space of barely 45 minutes, Vinesh Phogat is all set to take on the Cuban grappler Yusneylys Guzmán.

#Paris2024 #Olympics#Wrestling Yusneylys Guzmán Lopez, the Cuban who won her QF 10-0, is the next opponent for Vinesh.

Semifinal tonight around 10.30 pm roughly (5th bout of the session that starts at 9.45 pm)

Will nicely coincide with hockey 😭https://t.co/KsiPkBxE46 pic.twitter.com/9WQZbXMfDg

— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) August 6, 2024

Head-to-head Vinesh vs Guzman

Recently Vinesh and Guzman met at the Grand Prix which took place in Spain. The Indian wrestler won in the end to take the scoreline 3-1 in her favour and clinch the gold medal in the 50kg category.

Who is Yusneylys Guzmán?

Yusneylys Guzman is a Cuban wrestler who will compete in the semifinals against Vinesh Phogat in the Women’s freestyle 50kg category of the Paris Olympics. Guzmán was born in the La Habana Province and is the two-time Pan American Medalist (Gold in Santiago 2023 and Silver in 2019).

Added to that, she is the winner of the Pan American Championships as well as the Central American and Caribbean Games. Guzman is currently ranked in the 12th place in the weight category that she is going to take part. Although this might not reflect her true potential, the Cuban grappler is coming into the match after thrashing Gabija Dilyte of Lithuania in the quarter-finals with a 10-0 margin.

Watch: Vinesh Phogat defeats Susaki in the R-16

https://youtu.be/AAbspaLTKcg?si=VLpXyab-QrPC931j

When and Where to watch the semifinal match of Vinesh Phogat?

Media outlet Viacom18 has acquired exclusive rights to stream the 2024 Paris Olympics. Naturally, Vinesh Phogat’s match will be telecasted live on the Sports18 networks. The various languages in which the viewers can avail the benefit of the telecast of the Olympics are as follows:

• Sports18 1- English, Tamil and Telegu
• Sports18 2- Hindi

Fans can also watch the semifinal match of the Paris Olympics in the women’s freestyle 50kg category between Vinesh Phogat and Yusneylys Guzmán for free on the OTT on Jio Cinema across multiple languages.