Who became the first woman wrestler from India to bag the bronze in the Womens Freestyle 58kg category

2016

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Who became the first woman wrestler from India to bag the bronze in the Women’s Freestyle 58kg category

A	Babita Kumari
B	Vinesh Phogat
C	Sakshi Malik
D	PV Sindhu

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sakshi Malik created history in 2016 when she won the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics. Sakshi became the first woman from India to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. Also a Haryana native, Sakhi Malik began wrestling at the age of 12 and competed in the same weight category as Geeta Phogat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vinesh Phogat scripts history; first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships.

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