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Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling in front of the media in New Delhi on Thursday. Sakshi Malik, now 31, last competed at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
Jul 8, 2024 · Ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, wrestler Sakshi Malik expressed her feelings about playing in the big tournament saying that it's not only a dream of an athlete but also the dream of her family.
Dec 21, 2023 · 21 Dec 2023. A top Indian wrestler has announced she will quit the sport in protest after the country’s wrestling federation replaced a president accused of sexually abusing female athletes...
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik is a pioneer in more ways than one. Aside from becoming the very first Indian women wrestler to win a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, she changed perceptions and became a role model to future generations of female wrestlers.
Sakshi Malik bid a tearful goodbye to wrestling following the election of Sanjay Singh – an aide to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh – as new WFI President. On Thursday, Sakshi Malik, the 2016 Rio...
Dec 22, 2023 · Sakshi Malik, who won an Olympic bronze medal in wrestling in 2016, has announced her retirement from the sport. She announced the decision at a press conference held by some of...
Aug 16, 2020 · Sakshi Malik won a bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics in the women’s 58kg category to become the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
1 day ago · In December the WFI elected a new president backed by Singh in 2023, following which Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik quit the sport in protest. “It is essential for the IOC to ensure a comprehensive, independent and trauma-informed investigation of Singh’s abuse during his tenure as president of WFI,” the report said.
In the wake of the election of Singh's loyalist, Olympic-medal winner Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling last week. New Delhi: The Centre has suspended the newly elected...
