Malik defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in women’s freestyle 58 kg wrestling, claiming India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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And then, of course, with shuttler PV Sindhu making it to the badminton finals – the first Indian woman to do so – India’s Rio Olympics performance has suddenly been taken to an all new high. The news of her triumph brought her love and wishes from across the nation.
She did not know about the Olympic gold medal or the World Championships. Eventually, the World no. 10, Sindhu, lost 1-19, 12-21, 15-21 in the thrilling Final match against Marin.
Sakshi Malik, the Indian wrestler, won a million hearts on Thursday when she won the Bronze medal for India. Indian Railways and Haryana government has both awarded Rs 60 lakh and Rs 2.5 crore respectively.
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday announced an award of Rs1 crore for Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik.
And, just to promote such parenting that is given the Sukhbir Malik to her daughter Sakshi Mali, the Delhi government has proposed to give the promotion to Sakshi’s father.
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Mumbai: India’s Rio Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik will be given Rs.5 lakh by the International Fitness Festival. Congratulating Sindhu for bagging the silver medal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh, a senior official of the Public Relation department said.
