In the Early hours of Thursday, India acquired its First medal of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sakshi Malik was the one to do it for the country, whose athletic contingent has thus far flattered to deceive in Brazil, by capturing the bronze medal(through Repechage)in the 58-kg category of the women's Freestyle Wrestling. After losing the Quarterfinal to eventual finalist Koblova Zholobowa, Sakshi went on to win the Repechage against the Mongolia's Orkhon Purevdroj, and then Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova.
The medal is rendered all the more significant in that it was won after Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi's wrestling peer in the 48-kg category, was forced to retire hurt early into her Semifinal bout after a promising display, earlier on Wednesday.
Sakshi Malik scripted history by becoming the first women Wrestler from India to Bag an Olympic medal and only Fourth Female athlete from the country to Climb to the Podium at the biggest sporting event in the World. Overall, Sakshi has won India's fifth Wrestling medal in the Olympic Games. It is India's 25th medal in Olympics Games.
Who Is Sakshi Malik?
Born on September 3, 1992, in Rohtak, Haryana, Sakshi Malik has her supportive parents, Sudesh and Sukhbir, to thanks for encouraging her in her unusual career choice.
The 23-year-old from Mokhra Village began her training in Wrestling as a 12-year-old under the guidance of Ishwar Dahiya at an akhara in the Chotu Ram Stadium. Her grooming was helped alony by having to fight a lot of boys, in the region where the sport was "not for the girls". In fact, Dhaiya faced protests from locals when he took Sakshi under his Wing.
The run-up to Rio
2010: By the age of 18, she had tasted victory at junior-level competition. She Won a Bronze at the 2010 Junior World Championship in the 59-kg Category.
2014: She first came to the International limelight after taking home the Gold at the Dave Schultz International Wrestling Tournament (60-Kg).
July-August 2014: Her professional International career began with a silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, courtesy two 4-0 bouts.
September 2014:She crashed out in the Quarterfinal at the World Wrestling Championship in Tashkent. But not before beating her Senegalese opponent 4-1 in the Round 16.
May 2015: Then on to the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in Doha, where she won the Bronze.
On that Victory She Said:
"My Silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games is my personal favorite. Although I Displayed Some aggressive wrestling at the 2015 Asian Championship and clinched a bronze, my bout at Glasgow was more challenging. "
Following that , Sakshi booked her seat on the flight to Rio by Winning Bronze in the Summer Olympics Qualifier, defeating Chinese Lan Zhang in the Semifinal, at Istanbul.
July 2016:She Won 60-kg Bronze at the Spanish Grand Pix.
Source:The Hindu
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