The much awaited wait for a medal at the Rio Olympics ends with Indian women wrestler Sakshi Malik bagging a bronze medal. The wrestler gives credits to her 12 years of hard work.
Sakshi Malik with tears of joy shared, "Meri 12 saal ki tapasya rang layi (My 12 years of hard work has paid). Geeta didi, my senior had qualified for the first time in London."
She further said, "I never thought I would become the first women wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal in Wrestling. I hope the remaining wrestlers will also do well."
She made a dramatic come from behind 8-5 win over her Kyrgysztan's counterpart Aisuluu Tynybekova in the bronze medal play-off. Prior to this she had won a silver medal at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Icheon Asian Games.
