Vinesh Phogat created history in her very first match of the Paris Olympics 2024. She defeated Yiu Susaki of Japan in the Round of 16 match of the women’s 50kg wrestling category by a margin of 3-2. This was a monumental win since, Susaki was unbeaten for the past 82 matches and was the no.1 seed coming into the Paris Olympics 2024. Phogat became the first international wrestler to beat Susaki. Now, the Japanese grappler has made a pretty shocking statement.
After Vinesh qualified for the final of the Paris Olympics, Yiu Susaki qualified for the repechage round and subsequently went on to win the bronze medal in the 50kg women’s category. Now, in a heartfelt post on social media she said that she committed a betrayal by not winning the gold medal and settling for the bronze. She said that she could not achieved the feat that she tried for the past three years.
“I had the honour of winning the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics! First of all, thank you so much for all your support. It has really helped me out! I wanted to see my family, teammates, and fans who have fought with me for the past three years to win the gold medal, but I couldn’t do it, and I’m so sorry and frustrated that I committed a betrayal,” Susaki wrote.
She said that she was grateful for all the encouraging words from fans all over the world, and also promised to fulfill her goal of becoming an Olympic champion.
“Despite the loss, encouraging words from all over the world and worlds that they still believe in me and will continue to support me. I wasn’t able to reply, but I read every message, one by one, and I can’t measure how much it touched my heart, how much it saved my heart, and how much it made me want to keep moving forward. Thank you so much! As long as there are people who still support me and believe in me, I am strongly willing to keep going hard again to achieve my goal of becoming an Olympic champion,” she added.
