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Three of the Phogat sisters, Geeta, Babita, and Vinesh, are gold medalists in different weight categories at the Commonwealth Games, while Priyanka has won a silver medal at the Asian Championships. Ritu is a National Championships gold medalist and Sangita has won medals at age-level international championships.
Geeta Phogat was born in Balali village of Charkhi Dadri district, Haryana. [6] [1] Her father Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler himself and a Dronacharya Award recipient, is also her coach. [7] [8] Her sister Babita Kumari and cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medalists.
[4] [5] He is the father and coach of Geeta Phogat, [6] [7] who won India's first gold medal in women's wrestling in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and the first Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics, and Babita Kumari, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, [8] and won ...
Soon after, Babita wins the national championship and follows Geeta to the academy. After the two sisters have an emotional conversation in which Babita provides her encouragement, Geeta tearfully makes peace with Mahavir. Before the Commonwealth Games, Pramod forces Geeta to compete in the 51 kg weight class rather than in her usual 55 kg ...
Babita Kumari Phogat (born 20 November 1989) is a former Indian professional wrestler and a politician from the state of Haryana. She is a multiple Commonwealth Games medalist, winning the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games , and silver medals at 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games . [ 4 ]
Ritu is the third daughter of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and started training under her father at the age of eight.. Her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari as well as cousin Vinesh Phogat are all Commonwealth Games gold medalists in wrestling.
The film, which narrated the story of pehlwani amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who trains his two daughters Geeta (Wasim) and Babita (Suhani Bhatnagar) to become India's first world class female wrestlers, received positive reviews from critics and emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, earning more than ₹20 billion ...
Dangal may refer to: . Dangal, a type of Indian wrestling competition usually held in an akhara; Dangal, a Hindi-language Indian film . Dangal; Dangal (1977 film), an Indian Bhojpuri-language film