
Noida : Wrestler Sakshi Malik who won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics 2016, on Tuesday said that she would look to change the colour of her medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
"Next Olympics is in Tokyo. I hope that I showcase a good performance there. I would look to change the colour of my medal in the next Olympics. When I previously won the medal, my thought process was just to win laurels, but now I know a lot about the sport and medals, so I am really excited," Malik told reporters at an event.
Malik also gave insights on how the facilities were when she started with wrestling. She also said that winning medals has helped in attracting more viewers towards the sport. "When I started wrestling, the facilities were not that great. But I started winning medals and this has helped in changing the perception towards the sport," Malik said.
"I have improved myself, I found my weak areas, and I really worked on that," Malik said. When asked about the upcoming World Championship, Malik said that the first task would be to qualify for the championship and then she will think about medals. ANI






