Whom did Sakshi Malik defeat in the bronze medal play-off at Rio 2016?

Sakshi Malik’s show in Rio was all about tremendous fightbacks, including the bronze medal bout against the Asian champion, Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan.

The Kyrgyz grappler displayed impressive strength and was more active in the opening stages which forced Sakshi to go on the defensive.

However, the referee invoked the passivity rule against Sakshi which handed the Kyrgyz the first point.

Aisuluu then made a successful takedown to bag another two points. Aisuluu continued to pile on the pressure and bagged another couple of points with another successful tackle to build up a healthy 5-0 lead at the break.

Sakshi made a superb comeback in the second round, turning a defensive position into offensive to bag two points before flipping the Kyrgyz to bag another couple of points.

With the Momentum firmly behind her, Sakshi continued to pile on the pressure before drawing level with another two-pointer.

With just seconds remaining in the bout, the Indian pulled off another takedown to take the lead and make sure of the win.

Earlier, Sakshi had defeated Orkhon Purevdorj of Mongolia 12-3 in the Repechage Round 2 to move within striking distance of a medal.

 

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