Sakshi Malik’s heartbreaking goodbye to wrestling

Here’s why the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling decided to hang up her boots...

Transcript

00:00After today, no one will hit you again.

00:30The government's commitment has not been fulfilled.

00:45We wanted a female president.

00:47If there is a female president, there will be no exploitation.

00:50There has never been a female president, nor has there been a female representative.

00:54Today, if you look at the list, not a single woman has been given a seat.

00:59We fought with all our might, but this fight will continue.

01:08The future generations of wrestlers will have to fight this fight.

01:15We don't know if we will be able to continue our wrestling career.

01:23It took them so many years to fight this fight.

01:37The women of our country are suffering from this exploitation.

01:43They must be thinking about who to vote for.

01:46If we don't get justice, who will our sisters and daughters vote for?

01:56I don't know how politics works in our country.

02:03But today, we see that only casteism and religion exist.

02:11We have been on the streets for 40 days, but the people of our country have come to support us.

02:26We could not win, but thank you very much.

02:31I would like to say one more thing.

02:34We fought with all our might, but if a man like President Brij Bhushan stays in this federation,

02:49I will give up wrestling and I will never let you go.

02:56I would like to thank all the foreigners who have supported me so far.