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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. [1] Geeta, Babita, Ritu, and Sangeeta are daughters of former wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh Phogat.
Aug 9, 2024 · Mahavir Singh has four daughters — Geeta Kumari Phogat, Babita Kumari Phogat, Ritu Kumari Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat. Who is Mahavir Singh Phogat’s son? Dushyant Phogat is the son of Mahavir Singh Phogat.
Oct 27, 2024 · The Phogat sisters comprise Geeta, Babita, Ritu and Sangeeta. They are the daughters of coach Mahavir Singh Phogat. Priyanka and Vinesh Phogat are their cousins but were raised by Mahavir after their father Rajpal died when they were young. Geeta and Babita Phogat kick it off
Mahavir Singh started coaching Babita and her elder sister, Geeta Phogat from an early age. [8] Geeta Phogat, went on to win India's first gold medal in women's wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
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.
Jun 16, 2021 · Babita Kumari is the younger sister of Geeta Phogat and has bagged the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth games. She went on to win the silver medals in the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and also bagged the bronze at the 2012 World Wrestling Championship in 51kg freestyle category before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019.
Geeta and Babita Phogat were the first two among the Phogat sisters to gain widespread popularity in women's wrestling. Geeta Phogat made history at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 by...
Aug 18, 2024 · 1994 born Ritu Phogat is the sister of Geeta and Babita Phogat. She is the youngest daughter of Mahavir Singh Phogat. Ritu had won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Ritu is also a martial artist and has made her debut at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons in November 2019. 5/6. Vinesh Phogat .
Oct 26, 2024 · Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat. India’s most-loved wrestling sisters may have risen to fame after the Bollywood biopic Dangal, but their stirring performances had already made them grapplers of international repute. Born a year apart, wrestling ran in the family for Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat.
The Phogat sisters hail from the Charkhi Dadri district. Their father Mahavir Singh Phogat was a former champion wrestler from the district of Bhiwani. He had five children named Geeta, Babita, Sangeeta, Ritu and the youngest child being a son by the name of Dushyant.
