Sehwag Takes a Dig at Shobhaa De As Sakshi Malik Wins a Bronze

Sakshi Malik clinched India’s first medal at the Rio Olympics after winning the bronze medal in the women’s freestyle (58 kg) event on Wednesday.

Malik, who was trailing 5-0 at one point of the bronze medal match against Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova, fought back and clinched the match 8-5 in the end.

The 23-year-old became the fourth Indian woman to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleshwari, Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal.

The Quint takes a look how the Twitter world reacted to Malik’s achievement.

Sakshi Malik will inspire several sportspersons in the years to come. https://t.co/5aE24BIryT

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2016

Oh and former Indian cricketer saw this as a chance to hit back at Shobhaa de.

#SakshiMalik ke gale me medal kitna "Sobha De" raha hai na !!! #HappyRakshaBandhan pic.twitter.com/5qnN0tbD4y

— Virender Sehwag (@Virendrsehwag) August 18, 2016

Bilkul , isliye Shobha Na De aise kaam nahi karne chahiye https://t.co/LDyEPGRQI1

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan found this cheeky play of words by the Delhi cricketer pretty amusing.

hahaha .. Viru ji .. aapka sense of humour ne ek aur sixer maar diya Stadium ke bahar !! https://t.co/gsmFV4dPb6

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016

Other B-town celebs also praised Sakshi for her achievement.

1st medal!!!! Sakshi d superwoman! At last...thank u Sakshi Mallik, so so proud of u...

— Sonali Bendre Behl (@iamsonalibendre) August 17, 2016

WE HAVE A BRONZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAKSHI MAILK YOU DID IT!!!!!#Rio2016

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) August 17, 2016

This says it all!!!
Supergirl Sakshi!#Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/3AKjBqVdbJ

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) August 17, 2016

....and another moment!!!!
Supergirl Sakshi!#Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/vopOkCgmGY

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) August 17, 2016

What an elation in the middle of the night!! Difficult to sleep with so much adrenaline in my system after a nail biting match #SakshiMalik

— Heena sidhu (@HeenaSidhu10) August 17, 2016

Thank you #SakshiMalik for our first medal of #Rio2016 campaign! We all salute your courage & determination! Stellar effort! #wrestling

— Rupinder Pal Singh (@rupinderbob3) August 17, 2016

Congratulations to Sakshi Malik!!!.Wins First #Olympics #Bronze Medal for #IND in #Rio2016 #Kudos #proud #wrestling pic.twitter.com/foazEeuYDm

— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) August 17, 2016

FIRST MEDAL IN RIO OLMYPICS, 2016.
Sakshi Malik wins bronze.
Hats off to her :D pic.twitter.com/W2DvDEZtw6

— All India Bakchod (@AllIndiaBakchod) August 17, 2016

Thank you #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/xUFBKmWua6

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) August 17, 2016

Slam! That 4 pointer won it for her! Well done Sakshi Malik #wrestling

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) August 17, 2016

And India gets a medal in Olympics. Woman power! Hail #SakshiMalik! #RioOlympics2016 #wrestling pic.twitter.com/xBZEh0GcLx

— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) August 17, 2016