Twitter reacts to Sakshi Malik's stunning comeback and India's first medal in Rio

On this very auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, Sakshi Malik, a daughter of India, wins a Bronze & makes all of us very proud.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)

Well done on your achievement! Proud of you!

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074)

This says it all!!!

Supergirl Sakshi!

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani)

A medal! And a first for a woman wrestler! Hopefully, the first of many. Congratulations to the tough

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

congratulations  .entire nation is rejoicing on your achievement.thank you.

— Manoj Bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj)

is a reminder of what cn happn if u don't kill a girl child.When d going gets tough,its our girls who get going &save our pride

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)

I asked her if she was tired,she said nobody feels tired after winning a medal for country: 's Mother

— ANI (@ANI_news)

She has won the first medal for the country, I got tears in my eyes. A big day for all of us: 's Father

— ANI (@ANI_news)

She has done what no Indian girl has done before. A real hero u have set a path 4 many more 2 follow u

— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil)

Hearty Congratulations to for winning a medal in women's wrestling in and doing India proud

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn)

 take a bow 👏👏😊😊 1st woman wrestler to win an medal & 's first in

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)

The innocent smile of achievement and our smile is of immense pride..... is the hope for the future....

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar)

Congratulation ...

— sreejesh p r (@16Sreejesh)

Congrats for the @ . 's daughter, we are proud of you.. Well done👍

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe)

A few first's for ..getting the 🇮🇳 on the podium..the ladies bring home the metal again..Super proud of you champ 💪🏽

— Mayanti Langer Binny (@MayantiLanger_B)

Wowwwwww amazing amazinggggg

Take a bow 👏🏼👏🏼

— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala)

has made India proud.Wrestling in India gets another big boost.

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99)

Her moment of immortality. Well done. The dry games have ended.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)

gave a great gift to



Had it not for a freak injury- was also on verge of a glorious medal!

Proud of you!

— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken)

The saga of Haryana's fantastic female wrestlers has now got a superb new chapter.

— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra)

Nobody considered her name as medal winner. And proved all of us wrong.

— rupayan bhattacharya (@rupayanb)

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

— Heena sidhu (@HeenaSidhu10)

0-5 down after the first round, fought back to eventually take the match 8-5! Incredible.

— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra)

Thank you

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)

T 2351 - and the women of India doing us so proud .. especially in the wresting ..Sakshi you made us proud Indians !! COME ONNN !!

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan)

Congratulations to Sakshi Malik!!!.Wins First Medal for in

— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP)

Sakshi aap ki tarif me jitna bola jae kam hoga garv he desh ko aap ke upr. Desh ki kusti ko ek alg pahchan mili h aaj.

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi)

Sakshi Dhoni, Sakshi Maharaj and Anu Malik are all waiting in anticipation for a congratulatory tweet to them from Vijay Goel.

— Vikas Agarwal (@VikasAgarwalll)

Everything was awesome about Sakshi Malik bout except the commentator bringing in the Sultan & Salman Khan comparison. 󾀿

— Sagar Rajesh Chaube (@sagarrchaube)

Interviewed Sakshi leading up to Rio in Lucknow. She wanted to fly in an aeroplane, so got into sports. High Flier for life now

— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo)

No matter how many points I trailed by,never lost confidence in myself: to CNN-News18's

— News18 (@CNNnews18)

Is Dhoni Of . ;) साक्षी मलिक

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa)

Meanwhile Must Be Having Hiccups Tonight. Aaaj Neend Nhi Aayegi. ;)

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa)

Now there should be wrestling match b/w Sakshi Malik & Shobha de, with someone reading out her tweet aloud, non-stop in the background

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh)

Daughter of the state which has lowest male female ratio got first medal for India in this



Irony lived to tell a tale.

— Champ McLovin (@BolshoyBooze)