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Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, [9] ... She announced her voluntary retirement with grief ...
In the wake of Sakshi Malik's dramatic retirement from wrestling in protest against the controversial election of Sanjay Singh as WFI president, Bajrang Punia, another Olympic medalist and vocal critic of the federation's leadership, chose to return his prestigious Padma Shri award, expressed by writing a letter to PM Narendra Modi. [120]
In January 2023, Phogat along with more than 30 Indian wrestlers that included Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and Anshu Malik, organised a protest demanding the dissolution of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and action against its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, after it was alleged that its coaches had been harassing female players ...
[8] [9] Chandgi Ram's daughters, Sonika and Deepika, sowed the seeds of encouraging girls to take up women's wrestling in the 1990s; his protege Mahavir Phogat's daughters revolutionised wrestling, and then Sakshi Malik won an Olympic medal, which led to a big change in the mentality towards women wrestling. [10]
Sakshi Malik (born 21 January 1997) is an Indian actress, fitness influencer and model, known for her role in the film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and its associated song, ...
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha In office 16 May 2009 – 4 June 2024 Preceded by Beni Prasad Verma Succeeded by Karan Bhushan Singh Constituency Kaiserganj In office 17 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 Preceded by Rizwan Zaheer Succeeded by Constituency Demolished Now Shravasti Constituency Balrampur In office 10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004 Preceded by Kirti Vardhan ...
They are Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Manu Bhaker (also twice). The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari , who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.
In January 2023 some of the most well-known Indian wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Satyawart Kandian, accused WFI President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment of female wrestlers during his tenure.