of an olympic medal all vinesh had in her hands was a broken heartif rio olympics ended for her with a broken leg the early exit in tokyo scarred her soul she went blank on the mat against belarus vanesa kaladzinskaya and lost in the most embarrassing fashionshe was pinned by a rival who she had beaten quite easily in the past she blamed the failure on several physical and mental factorsworse followed she was suspended by the national federation for indiscipline during the games where she allegedly refused to train and stay with her compatriotsallegations and counter allegations flew thick and fast but eventually she was let off with a warning after her partial apologyno one said it openly but many believed that it was her ego that brought about her downfallit remained a mystery why vinesh who won every title on offer in run up to games fizzled out at the big stage but one grappler who was gradually taking long strides was anshu malikthe youngster from nidani haryana made a mark for herself after an extremely successful stint on the junior circuit the 20yearold won the senior asian title and qualified for the tokyo games too but lack of experience at the big stage perhaps cost hernevertheless she was determined to show her worth her quick moves technical prowess and a fearless approach all came together at the oslo worlds where she etched her name in history books by becoming the first indian woman to make the title clashshe tried all her tricks against twotime olympic medallist helen maroulis of the usa in the final but had to be content with a silversarita mors toil for years was also rewarded when she won a bronze at the oslo worlds that she has nerves of steel was never in doubt and the long due success kept her relevant in indian wrestlingwhat is even more assuring is the performance of indian juniors at the world stage the boys girls and the cadets have all made a mark for themselves this year returning medals in numbers fanning hopes for a bright future