Question: Name the player who become first to win medal for India in Rio Olympics in 2016?
(a) P. V. Sindu
(b) Saina Nehwal
(c) Sakshi Malik
(d) Dipa Karmakar
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 17 August 2016 Indian Freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik creates history by winning bronze medal at Rio Olyampics 2016.
- With this victory she created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal
- She won in the 58 kilo freestyle wrestling category against Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova by 8-5.
- The first bronze medal match was contested between Tunisian Marwa Amri and Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan. The Marwa Amri won it 6-3.
- The gold medal in the 58 kilo freestyle wrestling category won by Kaori Icho of Japan and silver by Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia.
- With this she becomes the fourth woman athlete from India to win an Olympic medal.
- Weight-lifter Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal. She had won a bronze medal in weight lifting event at the 2000 Sydney Games.
- Boxer MC Marykom and Shuttler Saina Nehwal also had won a bronze medal each in boxing and badminton respectively at the 2012 London Games.
- This is India’s 25th Olympic medal so far.
- Originally Sakshi hails from Haryana.
- Earlier she won silver medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games and bronze in 2015 Asian Championship.
Reference:
https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/766069551574487040?lang=hi
https://www.rio2016.com/en/india
http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/sakshi-malik-india-wrestler-bronze-medal-wrestling-2984112/