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The Phogat sisters are six sisters from Haryana, India, all of whom are wrestlers. In order of their birth, they are Geeta, Babita, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh, and Sangeeta. While Geeta, Babita, Ritu, and Sangeeta are daughters of former wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh Phogat, Priyanka and Vinesh were brought up by Mahavir after their father, who is the younger brother of Mahavir, died when they were young.
Oct 25, 2021 · The story of the Phogat sisters - Geeta and Babita - was immortalised in the Bollywood movie Dangal, where superstar Aamir Khan played the role of their father Mahavir Singh Phogat. While the siblings gained widespread popularity after the 2016 movie, their feats in the wrestling world had made people sit and take notice much earlier.
Geeta Phogat was born in Balali village of Charkhi Dadri district, Haryana. Her father Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler himself and a Dronacharya Award recipient, is also her coach.. Her sister Babita Kumari and cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medalists. Both won gold medals in their respective categories in 2014 edition of Commonwealth Games. Another younger sister of Geeta Phogat, Ritu Phogat, too is an international level wrestler and has won a gold medal at ...
Jun 16, 2021 · The Phogat Sisters are an acclaimed group of cousins who are the top creme of Indian wrestling. Let's take a look at all the female wrestlers from the highly acclaimed Phogat family: Geeta Phogat. Geeta Phogat. Geeta Phogat is best known for winning the first-ever gold medal for India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also is the first women freestyle wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics in 2012.
Aug 10, 2021 · The tale of Phogat sisters defeating the gender barrier, female foeticide and child marriage in Haryana has become a media sensation. There are six Phogat sisters who are breaking down the gates of dangals across the country: Geeta, Babita, Ritu, Vinesh, Priyanka and Sangita. Vinesh and Priyanka are the daughter’s Mahavir’s brother whom he adopted ...
3 days ago · The legend of the Phogat sisters has only spread after Geeta Phogat won India’s first-ever international gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. All-male dangals, or community wrestling ...
May 4, 2023 · A poster of the Phogat sisters — Babita, Geeta, Vinesh and Ritu — at in Jhojhu Kalan. Mahavir is still an active coach and runs his academy at the Vivekanand Memorial Public School in Jhojhu Kalan village, about four kilometres from Balali. These days he is also a counsellor to anxious parents of teenage women wrestlers.
Jun 28, 2020 · The Phogat sisters are a household name in India. More so following a movie - Dangal - chronicling their rise to stardom. While Geeta Phogat is a legend in Indian wrestling, the one who paved the way for a generation of women wrestlers in an otherwise male-dominated sport, her younger sister Babita Kumari Phogat is similarly heralded.
Sep 20, 2022 · Babita Phogat is the second oldest member of the famed Phogat sisters. Though the eldest Geeta Phogat was the first wrestler who rose to fame with a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Babita Phogat wasn’t far behind either. Babita Phogat won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the world wrestling championships two years later.
5 days ago · The youngest of four sisters, ... she initially faced a setback when Vinesh Phogat, ten years her senior, secured a direct entry in the women’s 53kg category. However, fate turned in Antim's ...
