In the early morning of August 7, Beijing time, the women's 50kg semifinals of the boxing event at the Paris Olympics were held at the Roland-Garros Stadium, and China's Wu Yu faced Kazakhstan's Kazaibai in the match. Wu Yu was the dominant side in all three rounds and eventually defeated Kzaibai 4-1 to advance to the final. She will face Turkey's Chakroglu in the final in the early morning of the 10th.
Wu Yu, 29, is competing in the Olympics for the first time and is a gold medalist at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. In the previous women's 50kg elimination round, Wu Yu defeated India's Nikat and Thailand's Rasa to advance to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, the height difference between the two was not large, and Wu Yu did not choose to distance himself from his opponent. In the first round, Wu Yu's aggression was more pronounced, while Kzaibai had a sudden attack at the end. In this round, four referees ruled that Wu Yu won, and the No. 5 referee ruled that Kzaibai won.
In the second round, Kzaibai was more afraid of Wu Yu's hand-to-hand combat, and Wu Yu's attack was more three-dimensional, and the four judges ruled that Wu Yu won this round, and the No. 1 referee ruled that Kzaibai won. In the third round, Wu Yu, who was in the lead, did not remain conservative, maintained an offensive momentum, and the offensive routines were coherent, and the diversity of tactics and techniques was reflected. In this round, four judges ruled that Wu Yu won this round, and the No. 1 referee ruled that Kzaibai won.
In the end, the five judges scored 28-29, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28, with four judges giving Wu Yu a higher overall score, and Wu Yu defeated Kizaibai 4-1 to advance to the final.