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Sakshi Malik Kadian (born 3 September 1992) is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics , [ 9 ] she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
Sakshi Malik (born 21 January 1993) is an Indian actress, fitness influencer and model, known for her role in the film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and its associated song, ...
[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, Wrestling - Won bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016. Sania Mirza, Tennis - Conferred with Padma Shri, Arjuna Award. Sandhya Agarwal, Cricket - Conferred with Arjuna Award; Sarjubala Devi, Boxer - 2011 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships gold medalist. Sonam Malik, Wrestling; Shikha Tandon, Swimming - Conferred with Arjuna Award
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, thirty Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medalists, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Anshu Malik, Bajrang Punia, among others, staged a sit-in accusing Wrestling Federation of India president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and its coaches of sexually harassing female players for years, demanding to disband WFI.
Sakshi Malik may refer to: Sakshi Malik (born 1992), Indian freestyle wrestler; Sakshi Malik (actress) (born 1996), Indian actress and model; See also.
Anshu Malik (born 5 August 2001) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the World Championships in the women's division.