Japanese wrestler Sakura Motoki defeated Norway's Grace Bullen in the women's 62 Kg wrestling freestyle semi-final at the Paris Olympics 2024 by a scoreline of 7-7. Bullen was ahead by 7-2 against Motoki but in the end, the Japanese wrestler performed a brilliant five-pointer move which brought the score to 7-7 and she won the match. This also reminded the fans of the famous Bollywood movie Dangal and its climax scene.
Fans came up with reactions for the same: What a stunning come back by Sakura in 62 kg Semi Final Woman vs Bullen. Down 2-7, Sakura gives a throw and twist, and pins Bullen. 7-7 to win, with a pin.
A Dangal moment. — SK Anand (@di_an) Dangal moment happened..
Japanese’s Sakura was trailing 2-7, did a 5 point reversal (bridge position) and won, just at the last seconds. Absolute beauty. Wow!! — Pratibha Mehra (@pratibhasays) What a stunning come back by Sakura in 62 kg Semi Final Woman vs Bullen.
Down 2-7, Sakura gives a throw and twist, and pins Bullen. 7-7 to win, with a pin. A Dangal moment.
— SK Anand (@di_an) Sakura Motoki wins in spectacular fashion 🤼 — Catch Wrestling Alliance (@CatchAlliance) WTF did I just see? Haha Sakura Motoki in freestyle wrestling just did this unbelievable move to pin her opponent that I thought only existed in coked-out 80s wrestling movies like Vision Quest! This is basically what she just did to pin her opponent haha — TBQ Sports (@TBQSports).
