Paris Olympics: Who is Japanese wrestler Yui Susaki, whom Vinesh Phogat defeated to shock the world?

Vinesh Phogat defeated Japan's Yui Susaki in the pre-quarterfinal match of women's wrestling at the Paris Olympics. 4-time world champion Susaki was considered a contender for the gold medal. That's why no one is able to believe her defeat.

Yui Susaki was defeated by Vinesh Phogat at the Paris Olympics. (Photo: Kadir Caliskan - United World Wrestling/Getty Images)

Vinesh Phogat has surprised the whole world by defeating Japan's Yui Susaki in the Paris Olympics. Looking at Yui Susaki's record, it is difficult to believe Vinesh's victory in the pre-quarterfinals. After defeating Susaki, Vinesh was so happy that she started jumping on the wrestling floor with joy, whereas she still has to win one more match for the medal. Susaki has lost only 3 bouts since 2010, from this it can be guessed how difficult it was to defeat Susaki. In such a situation, it is important for you to know who is Yui Susaki, who has defeated wrestlers from all over the world at the age of only 25.

Susaki's records are astonishing

Yui Susaki is a big name in the world of wrestling. Opponent wrestlers are afraid of her name itself. Her winning statistics are enough to scare the opponents. Susaki has been the champion of Tokyo Olympics and won the final one-sidedly. She did not give a single point in this match, while she herself scored 10 points. In this way, she won the match 10-0. This is just a trailer, you will not believe the statistics of her career at all.

Before Vinesh Phogat, no non-Japanese wrestler could defeat her. Before this, she had won all 82 bouts of her international career. She not only won these matches, but also completely defeated the opponent wrestler. In most of the matches, she got one-sided victory. In the last 10 years, Susaki scored 733 points, while giving the wrestlers of the opposing camp a chance to earn only 34 points. From this, it can be estimated how much dominance Susaki has in wrestling.

4-time world champion

Yui Susaki has lost only 3 matches in 14 years since 2010. Apart from this, she has also been a four-time world champion. In 2017, she won the gold medal in the 48 kg category of the World Championship. After this, she won the gold medal in the 50 kg category in 2018, 2022 and 2023. Susaki has also been the Asian champion in 2017 and 2024.