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Vinesh Phogat in action (Courtesy: India Today)
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India s Vinesh Phogat defeated Sweden s Sofia Mattsson by 7-1
Vinesh Phogat will face Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the quarter-final
India s strong medal contender Vinesh Phogat knocked out Rio Olympics bronze-medallist Sofia Mattsson of Sweden to progress to women s 53kg quarter-finals, displaying the art of turning defence into attack,on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Indian wrestler walked out with a commanding 7-1 win over the Swede, whom she had beaten at the 2019 World Championship as well. Vinesh will face Belarus Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, the reigning European champion, in the last-eight stage.
Every time Mattsson initiated a right-leg attack, Vinesh produced a splendid counter to score points.