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Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics , [ 9 ] 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 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.
Dec 21, 2023 · 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.
Dec 22, 2023 · Sakshi Malik told a news conference in New Delhi on Thursday that it had taken a lot of “courage” to fight against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 66, a controversial and powerful politician...
India's top wrestler, Sakshi Malik, has quit the sport in protest over her federation's new president. Sanjay Singh was elected the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on...
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 · How Sakshi Malik landed India’s first women’s wrestling Olympic medal. Fighting against the tide, Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik chose the Olympic stage at Rio 2016 to emerge from the shadows and create history.
Aug 6, 2022 · Sakshi, the first female Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics, she had to miss the bus to Tokyo after she moved up the weight category to accommodate 20-year-old Sonam Malik in the...
Aug 18, 2016 · Female wrestler Sakshi Malik has delivered India its first medal of the 2016 Rio Games, sending a nation into ecstasy. But her journey to the Olympic podium has not been easy.
Aug 5, 2022 · Sakshi Malik erased her curse of no golds at the Commonwealth Games on Friday as she won her first in three attempts with a commanding win over Canada's Ana Godinez Gonzalez.
