Sakshi Malik is focusing on power and speed training during the lockdown.
Being a wrestler, Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has grappled with opponents and problems alike. The coronavirus, however, is a different animal.
Malik, 27, has no choice but to stay put at home in Rohtak, Haryana, and find a balance between training and finding creative ways to spend her spare time.
For example, she and her husband Satyawart Kadian, also a wrestler, marked their third wedding anniversary by baking a cake together.
“We are on a diet but had a piece of the cake,” Malik tells ETPanache.
Malik wants to improve the colour of her medal at the Olympics, which has been postponed to next year. But first she has to qualify. The delay allows her more time to get ready and make the cut.
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File photo of 2018: Sakshi Malik competes in the women's freetyle 62kg event against Tayla Ford of New Zealand during Wrestling on day 10 of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Australia. “I do power training in the morning and evening,” she says about her training schedule. “I can’t train on the mat since I don’t have a partner. Wrestling is a contact sport and this is an issue. I don’t get to wrestle now, so it is just power and speed training.”
Though Kadian is also a wrestler, he and Malik are in different weight categories. But where gym work is concerned, they do team up.
“I’m away from wrestling at this period but as professionals, we need to make sure we are fit all the time,” Malik says. “One year is a long time and I’m sure I will improve.”
From Olympics To Football & Cricket: Sports 2020 Stands Cancelled
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The summer of sport is in jeopardy. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, organisers are cutting their losses and either cancelling or postponing marquee sporting events till the public health crisis abates.
The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed.
Here’s a roundup of all the major sporting events that have been upended by coronavirus.
The summer of sport is in jeopardy. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, organisers are cutting their losses and either cancelling or postponing marquee sporting events till the publ..
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The Indian Premier League, which was slated to begin on March 29, has postponed the start of its thirteenth season to April 15. England called off its tour of Sri Lanka. The English Cricket Board said that the decision went “beyond cricket.”
India and South Africa cancelled international matches. It was initially decided that games would be played behind closed doors. Member of the South African team are self-isolating after it was revealed that they stayed in the same hotel in Lucknow as Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor, who tested positive for the coronavirus.
The ICC has not amended its Future Tours Programme, but may be forced to do so for bilateral series scheduled to take place in the coming months.
The Indian Premier League, which was slated to begin on March 29, has postponed the start of its thirteenth season to April 15. England called off its tour of Sri Lanka. The English Cricket Board sai..
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International tournaments like Euro 2020 and the Copa America have been moved to the summer of 2021. Club football has also been disrupted. The Premier League suspended games on March 13 after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi contracted Covid-19.
All other major European leagues like Germany’s Bundesliga, Spain’s La Liga, and Italy’s Serie A have been suspended. All Champions League and Europa League games have been postponed indefinitely. Football leagues in Asia and Latin America have also been cancelled. The Indian Super League final was played behind closed doors in Goa.
International tournaments like Euro 2020 and the Copa America have been moved to the summer of 2021. Club football has also been disrupted. The Premier League suspended games on March 13 after Arsena..
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The French Open, which was scheduled to be held between May 24 and June 7, has be postponed to late September, meaning that it will happen a week after the US Open. Meanwhile, top ATP events like the Miami Open and the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, were cancelled.
The sport’s governing body said that all tour event stand cancelled till April 27. The situation will be reevaluated then. WTA events have also been impacted. The Fed Cup will not happen as planned in Budapest, in April, as will other tournaments.
The French Open, which was scheduled to be held between May 24 and June 7, has be postponed to late September, meaning that it will happen a week after the US Open. Meanwhile, top ATP events like the..
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The NBA suspended its season on March 11 after an unnamed Utah Jazz player was found to have tested positive for the coronavirus, barely moments before his team took on Oklahoma City in a league game.
This decision comes in the wake of individual teams like the Golden State Warriors barring fans from attending home games. The college basketball season in the United States has been put on hold. Europe’s top competition, the Europleague, announced that no games will be played till April 11.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said last week that there is likelihood of the season being cancelled, and that the suspension would probably last for “at least 30 days.”
The NBA suspended its season on March 11 after an unnamed Utah Jazz player was found to have tested positive for the coronavirus, barely moments before his team took on Oklahoma City in a league game..
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The Australian Grand Prix , the season-opening race of this year’s Formula One calendar, was cancelled. Subsequent races in China, Bahrain, and Vietnam were postponed. The season will now start in May at the earliest. The FIA said that it is evaluating the situation, and that it will take a decision on whether to truncate the season in the coming weeks. NASCAR postponed races in Atlanta and Miami. IndyCar racing has been suspended till May.
The Australian Grand Prix , the season-opening race of this year’s Formula One calendar, was cancelled. Subsequent races in China, Bahrain, and Vietnam were postponed. The season will now start in Ma..
