Sakshi Malik became a trendsetter for India when she became the first Indian women to win an Olympic medal in the sport of Wrestling. Her bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 will no doubt have made her a role model for aspiring young wrestlers to follow. Her incredible achievement will be remembered for a very long time, not just by the wrestling community, but also in the hearts of Indians at large. Pictures Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
Updated On: 2022-09-03 01:54 PM IST
Sakshi began training to be a wrestler at the age of 12. In 2009, she got her first taste of success as she won the silver medal in the Asia Junior World Championships. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
5 years later, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Malik won the silver medal at Glasgow in the 58kg event. She also has 5 medals in total at the Asian Championships. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
Sakshi hails from a humble background. Her father used to earn a living as a bus conductor while her mother was a supervisor at a local health clinic in Rohtak. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
Malik has also served in the Indian Railways. Following her achievement at the 2016 Olympics she was promoted to the gazzette officer rank. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
She most recently won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
Sakshi was awarded with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2016 and Padma Shri in 2017. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
The wrestler follows a strict dietary and fitness regime that includes 500 situps daily. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
She is married to freestyle wrestler Satyawant Kardian. Picture Courtesy/ Official Instagram account of Sakshi Malik
