Sakshi stuns world champion Olli to enter Dan Kolov wrestling final

Sakshi Malik defeated Petra Olli to enter the final of the female 65kg category at the Dan Kolov 2019 wrestling meet.

Published : Feb 28, 2019 22:53 IST

Sakshi Malik defeated Petra Olli to enter the final.

Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik stunned reigning world champion Petra Olli of Finland to enter the finals of the female 65kg category freestyle at the Dan Kolov 2019 wrestling meet in Ruse, Bulgaria on Thursday.

Sakshi defeated Olli 4-1 in the semifinals. She will next meet Henna Johansson of Sweden in the gold medal clash on Friday.

Sakshi has won a bronze medal in the 58kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics.