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Sakshi grabs first international gold in almost 5 years

Updated on: 04 June,2022 08:36 AM IST  |  Almaty
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India’s Mansi and Divya Kakran too earned top of the podium finishes

Sakshi grabs first international gold in almost 5 years

Sakshi Malik

Sakshi Malik’s struggles were nowhere to be seen as a fearless and aggressive Rio Olympics bronze medallist grabbed her first international gold medal in almost five years at the UWW Ranking Series event here on Friday.


India’s Mansi and Divya Kakran too earned top of the podium finishes. But the day belonged to Sakshi, who has been struggling till the recent CWG trials. She was consistently losing to young Sonam Malik in the 62kg category and even missed qualification for the Tokyo Games, but looked completely transformed on Friday as she fought her bouts with tremendous confidence.


She began with a win by technical superiority against Kazakhstan’s Irina Kuznetsova and followed that up with another big 9-3 win over Uzbekistan’s Rushana Abdirasulova. As Mongolia’s Tserenchimed Sukhee forfeited her semi-final, Sakshi entered the final, where she pinned Kuznetsova while leading 7-4, beating the home wrestler for a second time in the day.


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