{"id":2730,"date":"2016-08-18T04:41:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T04:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2016-08-18T04:41:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T04:41:29","slug":"how-sakshi-got-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/how-sakshi-got-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sakshi got it\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sakshi is the first lady to win \u00a0a Olympic medal in wrestling .Not only did Sakshi Malik give India their first medal of the\u00a02016 Rio Games<\/a>, but also became the\u00a0first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal<\/a>. However, the bronze medal looked out of her grasp till the dying moments of the 58kg freestyle bronze medal bout.<\/p>\n

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2016 Rio Olympics – Wrestling – Final – Women’s Freestyle 58 kg Bronze – Carioca Arena 2 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 17\/08\/2016. Sakshi Malik (IND) of India celebrates with her team members after winning the bronze medal. REUTERS\/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sakshi was\u00a0trailing 0-5 till the end of the first period<\/a>\u00a0and it seemed again that an Indian would fall just short of getting the elusive medal in Rio that the country so badly craved.<\/p>\n

Her opponent — Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan — looked in complete control for much of the bout but the Indian wrestler didn’t give up.<\/p>\n

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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 at the Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ Jack GUEZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the first minute of the second period going scoreless, Sakshi had just under two minutes to turnaround things and she did just that.<\/p>\n

She threw her opponent on to the mat to get on the scoreboard and another similar move just seconds later saw her trail just by a point.<\/p>\n

Aisuluu looked rattled and got on to the defensive to protect her lead. Sakshi smelled blood and went for the kill with just seconds left.Sakshi’s never-die attitude finally paid off as scored another point by pinning her opponent down.<\/p>\n

With just couple of seconds to the buzzer, Sakshi grabbed the leg of the Krygyzstani wrestler and pinned her again, gaining two more crucial points, thus putting the result beyond any doubt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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