Bronze medallist from the Rio Olympics, Sakshi Malik has upped her game to bag the silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships. Vignesh Phogat also bagged silver. So, it was the Phogats ruling at the event. The event was held at the KD Jadhav Stadium in New Delhi. Sae Nanjo of Japan won gold in the 55kg category after beating Vinesh 8-4 and Sakshi, India’s bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics, lost to another Japanese in Risako Kawai by technical superiority (10-0).
She was not at her best as she looked a little out of touch as she went down to the Rio Games gold medallist in 63kg category Kawai 10-0 in just 2 minutes and 44 seconds. Malik was initially enrolled for the 58kg category but was a kilo overweight which compelled the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to move her into the 60kg category. And then to win a silver is no mean joke.
#AsianWrestlingChampionship: #SakshiMalik, #VineshPhogat & #DivyaKakran cruise into gold medal round. pic.twitter.com/HflF7lZwz5
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) May 12, 2017
I am happy that I have recovered well from the injury and have finished on the podium: Vinesh Phogat #AsianWrestlingChampionship pic.twitter.com/4KzyG6r1Mh
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 12, 2017
Asian Wrestling Championships: India’s Sakshi Malik gets silver after losing 0-10 to Risako Kawai of Japan in freestyle 60kg finals
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 12, 2017
Congratulation to @SakshiMalik on winning the silver medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship.#AsianWrestlingChampionship #SakshiMalik
— Ayushman Joshi (@ayushmanmufc) May 12, 2017
Was away from game for some time,now getting in the rhythm and will hopefully perform even better in world championships: Sakshi Malik pic.twitter.com/T6MZEJ4KiC
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 12, 2017
Sakshi became the toast of the nation last year when she bagged the bronze medal and made the nation proud. Soon she got married to a fellow-wrestler she had been dating, later that year. She in the process also created history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal — with a bronze — last year.
