How India celebrated Sakshi Malik’s historic bronze medal at Rio Olympics

NEW DELHI: A diminutive 23-year-old girl from Mokhra village near Rohtak in Haryana, Sakshi Malik, touched glory at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday by reaching out and grabbing the only medal India has been able to win at the 31st Olympiad. What's even more astonishing is that she is the only women wrestler from the village which has produced several achievers in the field. Sakshi brought an end to India's long medal wait, when every hopeful had failed one by one. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated woman wrestler who give India its first medal at the on going Olympics in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.  

Sakshi Malik creates history! Congratulations to her for the Bronze. The entire nation is rejoicing.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016

 

On this very auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, Sakshi Malik, a daughter of India, wins a Bronze & makes all of us very proud. #Rio2016 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016

Hearty Congratulations to #SakshiMalik for winning a medal in women's wrestling in #Rio2016 and doing India proud #PresidentMukherjee

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2016

Wowwwwww amazing amazinggggg #SakshiMalik Take a bow ???????????????? — Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) August 17, 2016

Sakshi aap ki tarif me jitna bola jae kam hoga garv he desh ko aap ke upr. Desh ki kusti ko ek alg pahchan mili h aaj. #JaiHind #ind

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) August 17, 2016

What an elation in the middle of the night!! Difficult to sleep with so much adrenaline in my system after a nail biting match #SakshiMalik — Heena sidhu (@HeenaSidhu10) August 17, 2016

Congrats #SakshiMalik for the #Bronze @ #Rio2016 . #IND's daughter, we are proud of you.. Well done???? pic.twitter.com/DHpEQWCRvX

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 17, 2016

When a Bronze is Heavier than a Gold ...#SakshiMalik Take a Bow???????????????????????????????? — GAGAN NARANG (@gaGunNarang) August 17, 2016

The innocent smile of achievement and our smile is of immense pride.....#SakshiMalik is the hope for the future.... pic.twitter.com/WTdJ1yZ43k

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 18, 2016

#SakshiMalik is a reminder of what cn happn if u don't kill a girl child.When d going gets tough,its our girls who get going &save our pride — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016

Poora Bharat is baat ka Sakshi hai,jab koi bht mushkil ho toh is desh ki ladkiyan hi Malik hain.Thank U#SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/YfHgRqxwTM

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016

Heartiest congratulations to Haryana's wrestler Sakshi Malik for winning India's first medal at #RioOlympics! The nation is proud of you! — Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) August 17, 2016

Congratulations to Sakshi Malik on winning the first medal for #IND in Rio Olympics. Her victory will inspire millions in India. #Rio2016

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 18, 2016

Congratulations #SakshiMalik for winning #Bronze in #Rio2016 . You made us Proud. — M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) August 18, 2016