Sakshi Malik creates history for India, wins bronze at Rio

India gets the first medal at Rio Olympics due to a mighty effort by the wrestler from Haryana.

Sakshi Malik Source: Indian Express

Sakshi Malik has given India their first medal at the Rio Olympics. She created history by winning a bronze medal in women's 58 kg in freestyle wrestling event. She beat Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the bronze medal match, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

She has become the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

Her hometown in the north Indian state of Haryana erupted in joy.

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India's bronze medallist Sakshi Malik stands on the podium at the end of the women's 58kg freestyle wrestling event. Source: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

Sakshi was trailing 0-5 in the first half of the match. She just had the final couple of minutes and she turned it around completely to clinch the match 8-5.

Earlier, she lost 9-2 to Valeria Koblova of Russia in the quarter-final match.

Watch how Sakshi Malik and other Indian women wrestlers prepared for Rio Olympics

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