{"id":13681,"date":"2016-08-19T23:39:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=13681"},"modified":"2016-08-19T23:39:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T06:39:25","slug":"women-power-india-in-medal-hunt-on-successive-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/women-power-india-in-medal-hunt-on-successive-days\/","title":{"rendered":"WOMEN POWER INDIA IN MEDAL HUNT ON SUCCESSIVE DAYS"},"content":{"rendered":"

India’s Sakshi Malik poses with her bronze medal for the women’s wrestling freestyle 58-kg competition during the medals ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 17. (Atul Yadav | PTI)<\/p>\n

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Shuttler P.V. Sindhu made a historic entry into the final of women’s singles in Olympic Games badminton, and won a Silver, a day after grappler Sakshi Malik had nailed the country’s first medal, a bronze, after 11 blank days in Rio de Janeiro, writes Tapan Mohanta.<\/b> \u2013 @Siliconeer #Siliconeer #SakshiMalik #PVSindhu #2016RioOlympics #TeamIndia #IndiaRioOlympics #IndianWomenPowerinRio<\/p>\n

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The Lanky Sindhu, ranked 10th in the world, ensured at least a silver medal to add to the country’s near-empty kitty after Sakshi had captured the bronze in 58 kg women’s wrestling when she outclassed Japan’s world no. 6 Nozomi Okuhara with clinical perfection.<\/p>\n

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India’s Sakshi Malik (Blue) trounced Mangolia’s Orkhon Purevdorg 12-3 in Repechage round to advance to bronze medal play-off in Rio Olympics, Aug. 17. (Atul Yadav | PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another wrestler made a tame exit from the competition to end the women’s campaign.<\/p>\n

Babita Kumari lost her opening women’s 53 kg category wrestling bout 1-5 against Maria Prevolaraki of Greece and got eliminated from the Games.<\/p>\n

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India’s Sakshi Malik fights against Valeria Koblova of Russia during the quarterfinal match of Women’s freestyle 58 kg at Summer Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 17. (Atul Yadav | PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Much was expected of Babita, winner of two medals in past Commonwealth Games and bronze medalist in the World Championship in 2012, when she got on the mat a day after teammate Sakshi’s epoch-making first medal in women’s wrestling.<\/p>\n

But the 26-year-old grappler could not succeed against the tight defense put up by her Greek rival and lost points in both the periods of their pre-quarter final bout.<\/p>\n

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India’s Sakshi Malik fights against Valeria Koblova of Russia during the quarterfinal match of Women’s freestyle 58 kg at Summer Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 17. (Atul Yadav | PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And when Maria too lost her quarter-final bout against Venezuela’s Betzabeth Angelica Arguello Villegas 3-6, it spelt curtains for the Indian’s slim hopes of replicating Sakshi and win a bronze through the repechage process.<\/p>\n

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India’s Sakshi Malik waves the Indian Tricolor after winning the bronze against Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in the women’s wrestling freestyle 58-kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 17. (Atul Yadav | PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Sakshi won bronze in the 58 kg, Babita’s cousin Vinesh Phogat suffered a ligament tear during her bout in the 48 kg class against a Chinese rival, got stretchered out and also bowed out of the wrestling competition.<\/p>\n

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India’s Sindhu Pusarla celebrates after defeating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara during a women’s singles semifinal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 18. (Atul Yadav | PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

India’s Sakshi Malik poses with her bronze medal for the women’s wrestling freestyle 58-kg competition during the medals ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 17. (Atul Yadav | PTI) Shuttler P.V. Sindhu made a historic entry into the final of women’s singles in Olympic Games badminton, and won a…<\/p>\n

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