{"id":14763,"date":"2016-08-19T14:04:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T14:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=14763"},"modified":"2016-08-19T14:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T14:04:26","slug":"sakshi-malik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/sakshi-malik\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakshi Malik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Name the player who become first to win medal for India in Rio Olympics in 2016?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) P. V. Sindu<br \/>\n(b) Saina Nehwal<br \/>\n(c) Sakshi Malik<br \/>\n(d) Dipa Karmakar<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (c)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 17 August 2016 Indian Freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik creates history by winning bronze medal at Rio Olyampics 2016.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this victory she created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">She won in the 58 kilo freestyle wrestling category against Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s Aisuluu Tynybekova by 8-5.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first bronze medal match was contested between Tunisian Marwa Amri and Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan. The Marwa Amri won it 6-3.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gold medal in the 58 kilo freestyle wrestling category won by Kaori Icho of Japan and silver by Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this she becomes the fourth woman athlete from India to win an Olympic medal.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Boxer MC Marykom and Shuttler Saina Nehwal also had won a bronze medal each in boxing and badminton respectively at the 2012 London Games.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is India&#8217;s 25th Olympic medal so far.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally Sakshi hails from Haryana.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier she won silver medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games and bronze in 2015 Asian Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rio2016.com\/en\/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rio2016.com\/en\/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/766069551574487040?lang=hi\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/766069551574487040?lang=hi<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rio2016.com\/en\/india\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rio2016.com\/en\/india<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/sports\/rio-2016-olympics\/sakshi-malik-india-wrestler-bronze-medal-wrestling-2984112\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/sports\/rio-2016-olympics\/sakshi-malik-india-wrestler-bronze-medal-wrestling-2984112\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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