Asian Games 2018: 3 Indian athletes who failed to win a medal

Asian Games - Opening Ceremony
Some of the great sportsmen of the country had some unexpected failures

#2 Sakshi Malik (Women's Freestyle Wrestling 62 kg)

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Wrestling - Commonwealth Games Day 10
Sakshi had a heartbreaking loss in the semifinals

The Rio Olympic Bronze medallist has been a sporting icon in Indian Wrestling. She was one of the favourites to win a gold for the country, going into the 2018 Asian Games.

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He started off her campaign in a great fashion by beating the Thai and Kazak Wrestlers by technical superiority to enter the semifinals. However in the semifinals, Sakshi had a heartbreaking loss.

She was leading her Kyrgystan opponent till the dying seconds, but could not hold on to her lead, loosing out by 8-7 points. In the bronze medal match, Sakshi looked far from her best and lost to her Korean opponent, thus ending her campaign in Asian Games 2018, without a medal.

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