CWG 2022: Sakshi Malik wept after reaching the podium, won the gold after going 4-0 down

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awesome match

Sakshi Malik and Ana of Canada saw a fierce fight in the final. Let us tell you that a wrestling match is of 6 minutes and in the final, Anna made a great start and slammed Sakshi twice. In the first one-and-a-half minutes of play, Ana Godinez took a 4-0 lead. After this, in the third minute, Sakshi made a tremendous comeback and got four points in a single bet by defeating Anna.

Sakshi created pressure

Sakshi created pressure

Sakshi Malik then tried a pinfall on Anna and kept her on the ground for 10 seconds. After trailing 4-0, they first leveled the match at 4-4 and then won the match by turning the dice in a minute. In the final, Sakshi finished with a victory boy fall in 3 minutes and 47 seconds.

tears of joy

tears of joy

After winning the gold, 29-year-old Sakshi could not contain her emotions and cried during the medal ceremony on the podium. This was the first gold and third medal overall of Commonwealth Games Sakshi. Prior to this, he had won silver at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Games. Sakshi was also successful in winning the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Journey started at the age of 12

Journey started at the age of 12

Sakshi started learning wrestling from the age of 12. His grandfather Badlu Ram was also a well known wrestler. At the age of 17, Sakshi participated in the Asian Junior Championships. In 2009, he won his first international medal by winning silver during the Asian Junior Championships. After this, Malik also won a bronze medal in the World Junior Championships in 2010. In 2012, he won the Gold Bhiv of the Asian Junior Championships.





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