Female Athletes who Made India Proud in 2016

By siliconindia  |  Friday, 23 December 2016, 10:34:58 AM IST

Sakshi Malik

The country was expecting a lot from their wrestling contingent at Rio Olympics, but there were many setbacks and India’s medal tally was fixed on zero. Then Sakshi Malik, a wrestler from Rohtak, Haryana came into the picture. She won a bronze medal in 58 kg category and became a first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympics medal.

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