India’s dry stint at the Rio Olympics is officially a thing of the past! As of August 18, 2016, Sakshi Malik has won India a bronze medal in wrestling at the Games! The moment she won her wrestling bout, social media erupted and tweets flew thick and fast. Congratulations poured in and tons of people even took to putting naysayers in their place!
Here we take a look at some of the top tweets doing the round under the trending hashtag #sakshimalik.
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#SakshiMalik is a reminder of what cn happn if u don’t kill a girl child.When d going gets tough,its our girls who get going &save our pride
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016
#SakshiMalik We want you to know that India loves you.
Go Girl …We celebrate you with pride. pic.twitter.com/CkfMsppotY— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) August 18, 2016
#SakshiMalik has salvaged the pride of a billion people.This must become the moment when we inspire ourselves to turn Indian sport around
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 18, 2016
Can’t remember having woken up to a better picture my entire life. #SakshiMalik, a nation owes you its gratitude. pic.twitter.com/X9Bgpiq5YH
— Nikhil Chinapa (@nikhilchinapa) August 18, 2016
Here comes the first!Thank you & congratulations #SakshiMalik!You’re the reason for a billion smiles today? #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/k0ZA1mxL2e
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 18, 2016
I asked her if she was tired,she said nobody feels tired after winning a medal for country: #SakshiMalik‘s Mother pic.twitter.com/K1FnwyUsm8
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 18, 2016
Such a happy feeling. Stayed up hoping #SakshiMalik would win. She won — and made us all proud. Especially us dads of super girls. #IND
— কাঞà§_x008d_চন গà§_x0081_পà§_x008d_ত (@KanchanGupta) August 17, 2016
This Olympics will be remembered for our girls – #DipaKarmakar , #PVSindhu , #SakshiMalik . Still a long way to go! pic.twitter.com/PfC3ipZFnu
— Mrs. Tony Stark 😀 (@BrushUrTeeth_03) August 18, 2016
Great comeback by Sakshi Malik 2 win our 1st medal in Rio.determination and self belief r the key for a performance like this.congratulation
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) August 18, 2016
Sakshi Malik will inspire several sportspersons in the years to come. https://t.co/5aE24BIryT
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016
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