Wrestling Battles Episode 6: Sonam vs Sakshi Malik; rivalry of experience and inexperience

By   - 25/04/2020

The Sonam-Sakshi rivalry in 62kg women’s wrestling is what Sushil-Narsigh was in 74kg men’s freestyle. On one corner is India’s first women Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, while on the other corner there is the future of Indian wrestling Sonam Malik. It is India’s home-grown wrestling battle; a race to seal a spot in the 62kg for the Tokyo Games.

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The two have twice, both in the national trials for the Asian Championship and Olympic Qualifiers respectively. In both the close-fought bouts, Sonam emerged victoriously.

-National trials for Asian Championship: The two-time world cadet champion Sonam had stunned Sakshi to seal her place in the Indian team for the Asian Championship. The young and promising wrestler was trailing 4-6 in the second period but produced a sensational four-point throw with just three seconds left in the bout. The score was levelled at 10-10 but Sonam won on criteria of scoring most points with one move.

-National trials for Olympic Qualifiers: It was a golden chance for Sakshi to regain her place in the 62kg weight category and compete at the Olympic qualification tournaments. While Sakshi who competed in the 65kg at the Asian Champion won the silver medal, Sonam failed to capitalize on the opportunity and finished fifth in 62kg.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided to hold trials to select the best wrestler for the Olympic Qualifiers. Some of the heavyweights who threw their hat in the fray were Pooja Dhanda, Navjot Kaur and Sarita Mor. However, it was Sakshi and Sonam who reached the final and once again locked their horns against each other.

But the Olympic medallist failed to solve the Sonam puzzle and once again lost to her in the dying seconds of the match.

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