She is the first indian female wrestler to win an olympic medal after beating kyrgyzstan's aisulii tynybekova 8-5 in an thrilling match.
She is only fourth indian women wthlete to win an olympic medal after mary kom karnam malleshwari and saina nehwal.
Sakshi malik's victory brought cheers to the indian contingent that had endured agonising 11 days without a medal.
Both the wrestler matched each pther in the first period and the score were 2-2 at the break.
But sakshi gave a more aggressive account of herself in the second period.
Starting with a double-leg take down to earn two poits.
She added two more crucial points to her kitty to lead 6-3 with a minute left.
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