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WATCH! The moment Sakshi Malik won BRONZE and made over a billion people proud of her
The wrestler, who competes in the 58-kg category, defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5 to win her maiden medal at the Olympics.
New Delhi: When everyone thought that India’s wait for medal at the Rio Olympics will probably never end, stepped-up wrestler Sakshi Malik to open her nation’s medal tally.
The wrestler, who competes in the 58-kg category, defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5 to win her maiden medal at the Olympics.
This is also the first medal ever to be won by a female wrestler at the Olympic stage for India.
Watch here, Sakshi’s proud moment: