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Sakshi Malik wins maiden Commonwealth Games gold

ESPN | 06/08/2022 08:15 AM | Click to read full article

Sakshi Malik defeated Ana Godinez Gonzales of Canada to win gold in the women's 62kg freestyle wrestling final at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Sakshi, whose campaign started with a quarterfinal bout on wrestling's opening day at the Games, breezed past all her opponents to ensure a top of the podium finish.

Sakshi, a bronze medallist from Rio Olympics, had finished with a bronze at the Gold Coast Games four years ago.

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