Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik, who bagged a historic bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, said on Friday it's not just the medal but the whole journey of her young career that makes her strong.

Saskhi, who pulled off a dramatic 8-5 victory in the play-off bout to become India's first female wrestler to win an Olympic medal, further said that her the medal is a recognition of the feat that she achieved in the Olympic games.

Dalip Singh Rana, better known by his 'The Great Khali' moniker, will organise two professional wrestling matches in Haryana next month.

Adressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Rana said that a professional wrestling bout will be organised at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon on October 8 while a similar show would be held in Panipat on October 12.

Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj on Monday defended the two controversial wrestling coaches who stripped during the Rio Olympics protesting the decision of judges that gave victory to Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov over Mongolian wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig in the 65kg freestyle bronze medal match.

"The Mongolian people should fight against injustice and conspiracy, corruption wherever these are. The Mongolian people should protect honour of Mongolia wherever they are," Elbegdorj said as he received top Mongolian athletes and the two wrestling coaches here.

The first ever Vishweavijeta Gama Wrestling World Cup 2016 (Open Weight Category) will be conducted by Dreams Marvel Private Limited in Association With Ahmednagar District Wrestling Association in India and Dubai in the month of December this year.

The competition will be open to Freestyle wrestlers weighing between 85 to125 kgs. It will feature to top 100 plus wrestlers from almost 50 plus countries. They will include Olympic and World championships besides winners of the American, Asian, European and African championships. The competition will be organized under aegis of the United World Wrestling (UWW) bodies with active collaboration of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the Maharashtra State Wrestling Association. A whooping 1.5 lakh US Dollars (One Crore Indian Rupees) will be in the cash prize to ultimate winner, besides a gold crown and a gold mace weighing one kilogram. The Runner-up will receive 75 thousand US Dollars (Fifty Lakh Indian Rupees) besides 5 kilogram silver shield followed by two semi final losers pocketing 38 thousand US Dollars (Twenty Five Indian Rupees) each.