Which female wrestler from Haryana took part in the 58 kg category and defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan to win a bronze in wrestling for India?
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Answer:
Sakshi Malik
Explanation:
Answer:
Sakshi Malik
Explanation:
The medal certainly didn't come easily for the Haryana wrestler as she had to fight all three bouts within a gap of a few hours in between. She was trailing 0-5 after the first period but bounced back superbly in the second period to clinch an 8-5 win over her opponent. (Wrestler Sakshi Malik gives India first medal in Rio Olympics 2016)
Earlier, Sakshi had defeated Sweden's Malin Johanna Mattson 5-4 in the qualification match to progress into the pre-quarters, where she outclassed Moldova's Mariana Esanu Cherdivara on a four point take down criteria to enter the quarter-finals. She lost 2-9 to Russia's Valeria Koblova in the last-8 encounter but stayed in contention for the bronze via Repechage as Valeria made it to the final.
In the repechage round 2 she completely overpowered Orkhon Purevdorj and won 12-3 against the Mongolian wrestler before beating Aisuluu in the bronze medal match. (Rio Olympics 2016, Day 12: Live Updates)
Sakshi's medal is the fifth for India in wrestling and the first by a female wrestler. She is also the fourth woman after Karnam Malleswari (Weightlifting), Mary Kom (Boxing) and Saina Nehwal (Badminton) to win an Olympic medal for India. ('It took a woman athlete to slap Shobha De'. Twitter hails Sakshi Malik after Bronze medal)
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