With 230,000 tweets, Twitter celebrates #SakshiMalik's victory at Olympics
When wrestler Sakshi Malik opened India’s account with a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching a bronze in the 58kg category, the Twitter world rejoiced at her victory with #SakshiMalik trending throughout the night and this morning as well on Twitter
When wrestler Sakshi Malik opened India’s account with a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching a bronze in the 58kg category, the Twitter world rejoiced at her victory with #SakshiMalik trending throughout the night and this morning as well on Twitter.
The 23-year-old from Rohtak pulled off a sensational 8-5 victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova in the Play-off bout, becoming only the fourth woman athlete from India to win an Olympic medal.
With over 230,000 Tweets, Twitterati couldn’t stop praising Sakshi for her remarkable feat.
"Sakshi and Dipa made history at the Olympics and fans in India responded with lots of love on Twitter, with more than half a million Tweets about their performances. Both of them used Twitter to share their gratitude, and public leaders to Bollywood actors, journalists to media organisations, athletes to fans followed them immediately after," said Aneesh Madani, Head of Sports Partnerships at Twitter India
Sakshi Malik also took to Twitter to thank her fans for supporting her.
Sakshi Malik's first Tweet:
This medal is for every #Indian! Thank you for all your support, love and good wishes! #JaiHind #JeetoRio
— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) August 18, 2016
A huge thank you to everyone for their support and constant encouragement! #JaiHind #JeetoRio pic.twitter.com/1WXdfYpOm6
— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) August 18, 2016
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Sakshi Malik creates history! Congratulations to her for the Bronze. The entire nation is rejoicing.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016
On this very auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, Sakshi Malik, a daughter of India, wins a Bronze & makes all of us very proud. #Rio2016
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016
Hearty Congratulations to #SakshiMalik for winning a medal in women's wrestling in #Rio2016 and doing India proud #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2016
What great news to wake up to! #SakshiMalik, your resilience at #Rio2016 has made whole of India proud. Many Congratulations!!!
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 18, 2016
Virendra Sehwag's tweet on saluting the woman’s sporting spirit received over 15,500 retweets.
#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
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
Congratulations to #SakshiMalik on winning the Bronze in Women's Freestyle 58kg to give India its first medal????We are proud of u?? #Rio2016
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 18, 2016
A medal! And a first for a woman wrestler! Hopefully, the first of many. Congratulations to the tough #SakshiMalik
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 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
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