NEW DELHI: ASICS announced here Tuesday its association with Olympic Bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik as the Japanese sports shoe maker’s brand athlete.
The 26-year-old grappler, managed by JSW Sports, won Silver at the United World Wrestling ranking series in the 65kg weight category recently in March. She is one of the India’s medal prospects for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Sakshi Malik said about her tie-up with ASICS: “As a wrestler, you need to be cautious always about your grip on the mat to perform your maneuvers against your opponents. I am extremely happy to represent ASICS in India. Being an ASICS athlete gives me the pleasure of working with a brand that I have been a part of since my early years. The brand has always catered to the dynamics aspects of the sport and gives me great pleasure to associate with them in pursuit of my Olympic dream.”
ASICS India managing director Rajat Khurana noted: “This is another integral step in supporting one of the best wrestlers our country currently has, and we are extremely delighted to get on board India’s first woman wrestler to secure a podium finish at the Olympics as an ASICS athlete. We recently forayed into wrestling in India with Bajrang Punia, the association with Sakshi reaffirms our commitment to the sports.”
