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Detailed explanation-1: -Trailing 4-0 at one point, Sakshi Malik bounced back to win the gold medal in the women’s 62kg freestyle wrestling category at Birmingham 2022 . Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik bagged the gold medal in the women’s 62kg freestyle wrestling event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK on Friday.

Detailed explanation-2: -By far the biggest achievement of her career is the prestigious bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which she won in the 58kg category freestyle event. With this, Sakshi Mallik became the first Indian female wrestler ever to win a medal at the Olympics and only the 4th Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution: The correct answer is 58 Kg. Sakshi Malik wins an Olympic medal in the year 2016 in 58 Kg. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal, as she clinched the bronze in the women’s freestyle 58 kg category early on IST in Rio de Janeiro.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 16-year-old Aman Sehrawat beat junior European silver-medallist Ahmet Duman of Turkey 12-4 in the final to win the gold. Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya had made the final in their categories in previous editions but could only win the silver medal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in the women’s 49kg at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham to continue India’s medal rush in weightlifting on Saturday.