Various personalities from sports, political and Bollywood backgrounds were overjoyed after Sakshi Malik clinched a bronze medal and took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian female wrestler
Sakshi Malik
Various personalities from sports, political and Bollywood backgrounds were overjoyed after Sakshi Malik clinched a bronze medal and took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian female wrestler.
Sakshi Malik. Pic/ AFP
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The likes of Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra, Virender Sehwag, Jwala Gutta, Karan Johar Sushil Kumar immeadiately sent their warm wishes to Sakshi Malik after she created history at Rio.
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Here are the tweets that poured in following her feat.
T 2351 - #Rio2016 and the women of India doing us so proud .. especially in the wresting ..Sakshi you made us proud Indians !! COME ONNN !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 17, 2016
Here comes the first!Thank you & congratulations #SakshiMalik!You're the reason for a billion smiles todayu00f0u009fu0098u0080 #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/k0ZA1mxL2e
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 18, 2016
Sakshi Malik will inspire several sportspersons in the years to come. https://t.co/5aE24BIryT
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016
What great news to wake up to! #SakshiMalik, your resilience at #Rio2016 has made whole of India proud. Many Congratulations!!!
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 18, 2016
Great comeback by Sakshi Malik 2 win our 1st medal in Rio.determination and self belief r the key for a performance like this.congratulation
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) August 18, 2016
Congratulations snd felicitations to sakshi malik. What a great performance. Thank you for lifting the spirits of every Indian .
— Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 18, 2016
#SakshiMalik is a reminder of what cn happn if u don't kill a girl child.When d going gets tough,its our girls who get going &save our pride
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016
A medal! And a first for a woman wrestler! Hopefully, the first of many. Congratulations to the tough #SakshiMalik
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 18, 2016
Wowwwwww amazing amazinggggg #SakshiMalik
— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) August 17, 2016
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What an elation in the middle of the night!! Difficult to sleep with so much adrenaline in my system after a nail biting match #SakshiMalik
— Heena sidhu (@HeenaSidhu10) August 17, 2016
Good wins by @phogat_vinesh and #SakshiMalik. Be focused and carry on
— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) August 17, 2016
Congratulations to Sakshi Malik!!!.Wins First #Olympics #Bronze Medal for #IND in #Rio2016 #Kudos #proud #wrestling pic.twitter.com/foazEeuYDm
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) August 17, 2016
#Congratulations #SakshiMalik for Winning #Bronze #Medal in a come back fight at #RioOlympics2016. Kudos for your Never Say Die attitude!
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 18, 2016
The innocent smile of achievement and our smile is of immense pride.....#SakshiMalik is the hope for the future.... pic.twitter.com/WTdJ1yZ43k
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 18, 2016
Congrats India..because of Sakshi Malik, we don't go empty handed..God bless such hardworking Kids, & all others who gave their best shots.
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) August 17, 2016
1st medal!!! Thank u SAKSHI MALIK so so proud of u.... #sakshimalik #truefighter #superwoman… https://t.co/CiDV3ed9DS
— Sonali Bendre Behl (@iamsonalibendre) August 17, 2016
FIRST MEDAL IN RIO OLMYPICS, 2016.
— All India Bakchod (@AllIndiaBakchod) August 17, 2016
Sakshi Malik wins bronze.
Hats off to her :D pic.twitter.com/W2DvDEZtw6
Congratulations to #SakshiMalik on winning the Bronze in Women's Freestyle 58kg to give India its first medalðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u008fðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u008fWe are proud of uðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u008d #Rio2016
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 18, 2016
& the Indian flag flies high..You have made every Indian proud. Congratulations on the Olympic Bronze #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/yWtICK5mWb
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 18, 2016
Congratulations to India's daughter and a member of Railway family #SakshiMalik for winning first medal for India at #Rio2016 Proud moment!
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 18, 2016
Painting Rio tricolour ! So soooooo proud #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/3zlEBPquEc
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) August 18, 2016
Congratulations to Sakshi Malik for winning the Bronze in Wrestling #Rio2016 . It's a proud moment for the country.
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) August 18, 2016
The 23-year old girl from Mokhra village near Rohtak in Haryana, defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in Women's Freestyle 58kg category, thus becoming the first Indian athlete to grab a medal at Rio 2016.
Sakshi with her dad Sukhbir Malik. Pic Courtesy/ Jagran.com
In the process, Sakshi has become the fourth Indian woman after Karnam Malleswari, Saina Nehwal and Mary Kom to win an Olympic medal.
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