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Rio medal winner Sakshi thanks nation for support

| | Aug 18, 2016, at 04:41 pm
Rio, Aug 18 (IBNS): As the country is busy celebrating Sakshi Malik's golden run in the Olympics where she won the bronze, Indian wrestler thanked the nation for their support.

"Thank-you everyone for supporting me throughout my journey to OLYMPIC medal ‪#‎riomedal‬ And special thanks to my coaches and my sponsors JSW Sports ...‪#‎rio2016‬ ‪#‎ruknanhihai‬ And enormous support by Rio ambassadors to boost confidence Salman Khan , Sachin Tendulkar ,Abhinav Bindra and A.R Rehman," she wrote on hr Facebook page.

Ending India's medal drought in the ongoing Rio Olympics, Sakshi Malik, a female grappler, contesting in the 58kg freestyle bout, clinched bronze.

 

Image: Sakshi Malik Facebook page

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