Sakshi Malik has made India very proud with her win. Yes, since a long time, India was waiting for a medal at Rio Olympics. Sakshi Malik clinched a bronze medal in the category of Women’s Freestyle 58kg and the way she did it is definitely worth an applaud.
She showed a great performance by overturning 0-5 deficit to 8-5 in the 2nd round, finally defeating Kyrgystan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova. This shows the true fighting spirit of an Indian.
Now, with this superb performance, Sakshi received a lot of appreciation from all over. Right from Virender Sehwag to PM Modi, everyone appreciated her determination and grit. Now when we talk about the tweet of Viru, he congratulated Sakshi and at the same time literally rubbed salt on Shobhaa De’s wounds who once said that Indian Olympians don’t do anything but just take selfies and come back without winning.
She criticized Rio Olympics as nothing but a waste of ‘Money and time’. Want to see Sehwag’s tweet? Have a look….
#SakshiMalik ke gale me medal kitna "Sobha De" raha hai na !!! #HappyRakshaBandhan pic.twitter.com/5qnN0tbD4y
— CricShots (@cric_shots) August 18, 2016
He further added,
Bilkul , isliye Shobha Na De aise kaam nahi karne chahiye https://t.co/LDyEPGRQI1
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016
Even Amitabh Bachchan loved this tweet of his! See his reaction!
hahaha .. Viru ji .. aapka sense of humour ne ek aur sixer maar diya Stadium ke bahar !! https://t.co/gsmFV4dPb6
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016
Sehwag perfectly took a dig at Shobha De but at the same he also left some other tweets for Sakshi Malik!
Sakshi is a reminder!
#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
When life gives you Sakshi!
When Life Gives you Sakshi Make it Malik , not Maharaaj. #SakshiMalik
— CricShots (@cric_shots) August 18, 2016
Even big politicians, stars and players couldn’t stop appreciating her!
From the master blaster!
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
From Modiji!
On this very auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, Sakshi Malik, a daughter of India, wins a Bronze & makes all of us very proud. #Rio2016
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016
From M S Dhoni!
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
From Kejriwalji!
Congratulations Sakshi Malik. U have made the whole nation proud. https://t.co/ynuDlF15RX
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 18, 2016
From Rashtrapati Bhavan!
Hearty Congratulations to #SakshiMalik for winning a medal in women's wrestling in #Rio2016 and doing India proud #PresidentMukherjee
— President Mukherjee (@POI13) August 18, 2016
From Harsha Bhogle!
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
Big B comments too!
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
Mary Kom says be strong!
Congratulation #SakshiMalik Be strong #Rio2016 #wrestling #KheloIndia
— M C Mary Kom OLY (@MangteC) August 17, 2016
A real hero!
She has done what no Indian girl has done before. A real hero #SakshiMalik u have set a path 4 many more 2 follow u https://t.co/dDsE4XzXhb
— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) August 18, 2016
So how were the reactions? Do you have a message for her? Do let us know your comments in our comments section below!
