Rio Olympics 2016: Twitter erupts with praise over Sakshi Malik's historic win

Sakshi Malik scripted history on Thursday morning as she becomes the first women woman wrestler winning an Olympic medal for India. She is the 4th Indian women athlete after Karnam Malleshwari, Mary Kom and SainaNehwal to win an Olympic medal. Sakshi ended India's agonising wait, by winning bronze. 

Fans bombarded Twitter with praise for her historic performance. Here are some of the key reactions from the social network:  

Congratulation #SakshiMalik Be strong #Rio2016 #wrestling #KheloIndia

— Mary Kom (@MangteC) August 17, 2016

When a Bronze is Heavier than a Gold ...#SakshiMalik Take a Bow💪🏻👍🏻👌🏻🙏🏻

— GAGAN NARANG (@gaGunNarang) August 17, 2016

Wowwwwww amazing amazinggggg #SakshiMalik

Take a bow 👏🏼👏🏼

— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) August 17, 2016

Congrats #SakshiMalik for the #Bronze @ #Rio2016 . #IND's daughter, we are proud of you.. Well done👍 pic.twitter.com/DHpEQWCRvX

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 17, 2016

#SakshiMalik has made India proud.Wrestling in India gets another big boost.#Rio2016

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) August 17, 2016

The wait is over #SakshiMalik makes us proud. Our first medal,a bronze in womens wrestling #Rio2016 #KheloIndia pic.twitter.com/MFAUxoGMzo

— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) August 17, 2016