Common Wealth Games 2022 India : Sakshi Malik Inspiring Story

In the Commonwealth Games, She won a gold medal for India. Sakshi defeated Anna Godinez Gonzalez of Canada in the women's 62kg final.

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Sakshi Malik was born on September 3, 1992, in the village of Mokhra, Rohtak district, Haryana.

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Sakshi began wrestling training when she was 12 years old. Sakshi began practising with his coach, Ishwar Dahiya, at the Chhotu Ram Stadium in Akhara, Rohtak.

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She wanted to be a wrestler because She liked the clothes wrestlers wore.

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Sakshi gained international attention after winning the gold medal in the 60 kg category at the Dave International Wrestling Tournament in 2014.

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Sakshi won the quarter-finals of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, followed by a 3-1 victory over Canada in the semi-finals.

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Sakshi lost her final match against Eminet of Nigeria. Sakshi received a silver medal in this competition.

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The World Championships match in Tashkent in September 2014 followed.

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Sakshi was eliminated in the quarterfinals, but she fought with the front team for 16 rounds.

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Starcast: John Abraham, Tara Sutaria, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh

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Starcast: John Abraham, Tara Sutaria, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh

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