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Detailed explanation-1: -Though the Indian wrestler qualified for her maiden Olympics in 2016, Sakshi was flying under the radar in terms of being a medal contender for the country. This is a modal window.

Detailed explanation-2: -Olympic Wrestling 2016: Medal Winners, Scores and Results from Saturday. Russia won their third wrestling gold medal of the 2016 Rio Olympics on Saturday after Abdulrashid Sadulaev dominated Selim Yasar of Turkey to take the grand prize in the men’s freestyle 86-kilogram division.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sakshi Malik defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan 8-5 in the 58kg category of women’s freestyle wrestling to win the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. She was then only the fourth Indian woman to win an Olympic medal and was India’s first medal of that edition of the Games.

Detailed explanation-4: -Olympic Wrestling 2016: Medal Winners, Scores and Results from Friday. Vladimer Khinchegashvili clinched gold for Georgia on Friday after he defeated Japan’s Rei Higuchi in the final of the men’s freestyle wrestling 57-kilogram weight class at the 2016 Rio Games.