New Delhi: Wrestler Sakshi Malik turned the tables on the Kyrgyzstan wrestler in the dying seconds of the bout as Tynybekova was in complete command in most part of the clash.


 

With hardly any time left and trailing 0-5, the wrestler made a dramatic turnaround in the bout to snatch victory (8-5) from the jaws of defeat.

 

Sakshi's victory brought cheers to the Indian contingent that had endured agonising 11 days without a medal. The 23-year-old from Rohtak became only the fourth woman athlete from India to win an Olympic medal.

 

She jumped on the mat with ear-to-ear smile before being hoisted by her coach Kuldeep Singh with the Indian tri-colour draped around her.

 

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(With PTI inputs)