India's wrestler Sakshi Mallik celebrates after clinching a bronze
India's frustrating Olympic medal drought ended finally on Thursday (August 18) with woman wrestler Sakshi Malik’s dramatic bronze-winning effort on day 12 of the Rio Olympic Games.
Sakshi fought five bruising battles in the 58kg category against equally determined opponents in a single day before securing the podium place. She had lost her quarterfinal bout but got a fresh lease of life when her Russian conqueror reached the final, allowing the Indian to compete in the repechage round.
The 23-year-old grappler from Haryana climbed the medal rostrum with a spectacular come-from-behind 8-5 win over Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan after trailing 0-5 in the first period. She jumped on the mat with ear-to-ear smile before being hoisted by her coach Kuldeep Singh with the Indian tri-colour draped around her.
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