India’s Sakshi Malik (top) celebrates during her fight againt Sweden’s Malin Johanna Mattsson in their women’s 58kg freestyle qualification match on August 17, 2016, during the wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro.  AFP PHOTO
India’s Sakshi Malik (top) celebrates during her fight againt Sweden’s Malin Johanna Mattsson in their women’s 58kg freestyle qualification match on August 17, 2016, during the wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro. AFP PHOTO

When she started training to be a wrestler at the age of 12, Rohtak girl Sakshi Malik had to face stiff opposition from the people in her locality. She was “taunted” for taking up a sport that “is not meant for girls”.

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