New Delhi: Until 2016, women wrestling in India are mostly identical to the Sisters of Phoggat – Geeta and Babita.
But it changed at the Rio Olympics.
Beat all opportunities, Sakshi Malik grappled on the first podium association for the country’s female wrestler on the Olympic stage.
While all eyes in Rio are in Vinesh Phogat, then the 23-year-old Sakshi literally came from where to save some pride for India, along with Silver Shuttler PV Sindhu, on a disappointing sightseeing in the match.
India was finished with only two medals in 2016.
Vinesh scenes stretched in pain on the luestone sent shivering along the thorn of the Indian contingent and fans watched throughout the world.
He is one of the top medal competitors and looks like a player to be defeated in the 48kg division.
But a strange knee injury in the quarter-finals destroyed his dream.
In all justice, Sakshi endlessly on the podium in the 58kg division.
But he did not allow the opportunity to be destined at the Olympics lost.
In the 2016 Olympic run-up, Geeta was given a temporary suspension to force his bronze match at Olympic Qualifiers.
This produces 2014 Commonwealth Silver Game Medal Medal Sakshi picked by Indian Wrestling Federation for the next Olympic qualifying event in Istanbul.
Sakshi Malik ?? – The Road to Olympic Bronze | HighlightsSsshhi athlete defeated Zhang Lan China in the semifinals to order tickets to Rio.
In Rio, Sakshi advanced to the quarter-finals behind a few tight wins, but lost to Valeria Koblova from Russia 2-9 in the last eight match.
Koblova, however, managed to get to the final, which gave Sakshi a new lease in the repechage round.
Indians did not sweat in defeating PureVdorj Orkhon from Mongolia 12-3 to enter the bronze-medal match with Aisuluu Tynybekova Kyrgyzstan who was the Asian champion at that time.
The Medal Round began with disaster records, with Sakshi down 0-5, including four points takedown that gave Tynybekova as an additional advantage in case the battle ended with a tie.
Sakshi paid several defensive errors early.
Thank you very much for everyone for their support and constant encouragement! #Jihind #Jeetorio https://t.co/1wxdFyPom6- SAKSHI MALIK (@Sakshimal) 1471525820000SHE, though, is managed to call every little resistance to collect style and match levels in 5-5 and then win the medal out hold of his opponent with the movement Leaving Kyrgyzstan’s wrestler with a shock.
Sakshi won 8-5 and saw distrust on his face before realizing the history he had created.
The excitement of Sakshi did not end.
He has violated a barrier to female wrestlers in India, bringing them level with their famous male colleagues KD Jadhav, Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt, the only winner of the Indian Olympic medal winner until then.