Olympic bronze-medalist Sakshi Malik is confident that she would fetch her first Commonwealth Games gold medal when she takes the mat in Gold Coast next month. The Rio bronze-winner has tweaked her leg defence on the insistence of her coach Kuldeep Singh Malik, something that has already got her a gold in the Commonwealth Championships in December last year. Speaking to leading media Sakshi said, "I can't give the details of the techniques. But as I said, I'm looking for a gold medal and more confident now."

In February this year, a controversial decision in the qualification bout against eventual silver-medallist Luo Xiaojuan of China cost Sakshi a place in the final of the Asian Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

"Life has changed completely (post-Rio). There's more responsibility on me now — to win more and more medals for India. I hope CWG is the beginning, ahead of the Asian Games in Indonesia later this year and Tokyo Olympics 2020."

"The target is to win a gold medal for the country in Australia. The preparations are going great and I'm giving my 100 percent, training twice a day," Sakshi told.

According to her coach Kuldeep Singh Malik, her leg defence has improved and that will help her hold and attack. The wrestler, who competes for Mumbai Maharathi as captain in the Pro Wrestling League, said the experience has been very helpful. Four years ago at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Sakshi, who was competing at the women's 58kg then, failed to give any challenge to Aminat Adeniyi.