Star Sakshi Malik- Indian Opener With The Bronze In Wrestling In Rio Olympics 2016

This picture of Malik on the ground wrapped in the flag reflects the message goes way beyond a medal…
It is a firm affirmation of the fact that the daughters of India are no less (if not more) than its sons.
Just give them a fair opportunity and watch them soar!

I bet nobody had missed the movie Sultan in july 2016, offcourse we all fell in love with the movie and the innocent character played by one of the best bollywood the Khan bhai… Salman Khan as Sultan in the movie. In the movie Anushka Sharma also played one of the most bold and challenging role which knocks down many in the indian society where women empowerment is still a great concern. She boldly and gracefully  justified her role. 

Let us all not forget about the lil SULTAN, The opener in the Rio Olympics 2016, it is Sakshi Malik who made all the Indian hope high again after so many disappointments at the Rio 2016. This star not only brought the glory to the country by winning the bronze at the Olympics but also gives rise to the fact that womenhood is not only about sitting behind its more of moving forward.

Sakshi Malik is an example of what hard-work and determination can achieve by qualifying for a semi-final match of the Olympic Games is a fantastic feat in itself. Then the fact that she is a girl and was born in a country where many people still believe in predefined stereotypical roles for women, all makes her remarkable victory all the more special.

 

 

1. The star Sakshi Malik was Born on September 3, 1992, in Mokhra village of Haryana’s Rohtak District. She is an Indian freestyle wrestler. Sakshi Malik has her supportive parents, Sudesh and Sukhbir, to thank for encouraging her in her unusual career choice.

 

 

2. Sakshi was inspired by her grandfather Badhlu Ram, who was also a wrestler, to start playing the sport. “She trained extremely hard – day and night. 

 

 

3. Sakshi Malik began training in wrestling at the age of 12 under a coach, Ishwar Dahiya, at an akhara in Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak. Her coach and she had to face opposition from the locals for having taken up a sport “not for girls”. Her bronze medal is a major victory over sexism in one of India’s most conservative states, Haryana.

 

 

4. Sakshi’s first success as a professional wrestler in the international arena came in 2010 at the Junior World Championships where she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle event.

 

 

5. In 2014 She came to the international limelight after taking home the Gold at the Dave Schultz International Wrestling Tournament for 60-kg.

6. Malik began her campaign at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games winning her quarterfinal bout against Edwige Ngono Eyia of Cameroon by a 4–0 margin. In the semifinal, she faced Braxton Stone of Canada whom she defeated 3–1 to assure herself of a medal.

 

 

7. Malik is currently employed with Indian Railways in the commercial department of its Delhi division, in the Northern Railway zone. Following her bronze medal win at Rio, she was promoted from senior clerk to gazetted officer rank. She completed a master’s degree in physical education from Dayanand University in Rohtak

 

 

8. At the 2015 Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar, in a total of five rounds in the 60 kg category, Malik battled through two rounds to finish in third position and claim a bronze medal.

 

 

9. Malik qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by defeating China’s Zhang Lan in the semifinal of the 58 kg category at the Olympic World qualifying tournament in May 2016.

 

 

10. She won the bronze medal after a 8–5 victory over the reigning Asian champion Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan, despite trailing 0–5 at one stage, in the repechage medal play of Sakshi Malik scripted history by becoming the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal and only fourth female athlete from the country to climb to the podium at the biggest sporting event in the world.