Sakshi Malik who opened the account of medals for India in Rio Olympics 2016, finally returned to India and the crowd at the airport greeted her with a grand welcome.
Sakshi grabbed a Bronze in the Women’s Wrestling competition at the Rio Olympics for India and became the first Indian female to win Bronze. Her arrival was a much-celebrated affair and as soon as she touched down at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, at 4 in the morning on Wednesday, she was greeted amidst a lot of fanfare.
Check Out The Celebrations At Her Arrival:
Aa rahi hoon main, apne des apne ghar! 😃😃 pic.twitter.com/tCd5ZSsRLi
— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) August 23, 2016
#SakshiMalik to arrive in Delhi shortly. Grand welcome awaits at airport #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/ggCsx3OilN
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2016
People at Delhi airport to welcome #SakshiMalik , she is expected to arrive shortly from #Rio pic.twitter.com/OUcobYF9cz
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2016
WATCH: Olympic bronze medalist #SakshiMalik speaks upon her arrival in Delhi from #Riohttps://t.co/CDmaLMvdUS
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2016
Was my biggest dream to win a medal for India at #Olympics,was preparing for this for last 12 years: #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/9Gaort3sPr
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2016
Poore Hindustan ne mera saath diya hai, main sab ko thank you kehna chahti hoon: #SakshiMalik #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/l2J47yPlQ8
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2016
Its a great feeling, the reception I got was amazing, proud moment: #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/Gfy25sGS30
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2016
Olympics bronze medalist #SakshiMalik receives warm welcome upon her arrival in Bahadurgarh (Haryana) pic.twitter.com/3NjPxHMxiq
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2016
Bahadurgarh (Haryana): CM ML Khattar presents reward cheque of Rs 2.5 cr to Olympics bronze medalist #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/Gpea8qM1pP
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2016
Want to thank everyone for their support, hope to continue to receive such support in future as well: #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/x9B2wIiXDP
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2016
The bronze medalist will be travelling in a decked up vehicle throughout her hometown to meet the various members of her family before entering at her home.
She was rewarded with an amount of ₹ 2.5 crores at a felicitation event held in her hometown in Rohtak district in Haryana. The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar was also present at the felicitation event to honour Sakshi.
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24 August 2016
Avni S. Singh