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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.
Oct 25, 2021 · 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 Phogat is an Indian amateur wrestler, senior Olympics coach and politician. He is the trainer and father of the Phogat sisters. The Hindi biographical film Dangal is loosely based on his life. Iconic Phogat was awarded the Dronacharya Award by the Government of India in 2016.
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 is best known for winning the first-ever gold medal for India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Dec 22, 2016 · The book, ‘Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat’ sheds light on how exactly Geeta Phogat, who became the first Indian wrestler to win the gold medal at the Commonwealth...
May 4, 2023 · A two-storey house rises over the other modest buildings – that of Vinesh Phogat, the wrestler leading the protest at Jantar Mantar. A poster of the Phogat sisters — Babita, Geeta, Vinesh and Ritu — at in Jhojhu Kalan
Dec 24, 2016 · Babita Kumari represented India at the Rio Olympics earlier this year. When Babita Kumari became only the fourth female wrestler in the country to qualify for Olympics, her name was etched in the history books. She was only the third Phogat sister to do so after Geeta and Vinesh.
Ritu Phogat had said that all the four sisters were offered roles in ‘Dangal’, the film based on her father Mahavir Prasad Phogat. Geeta Phogat, bollywood actors Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aamir Khan,...
Dec 24, 2016 · Geeta, alongwith her sister Babita, will represent the UP franchise and redeem herself as the top name in Indian wrestling. Her biggest competition no doubt will be Sakshi Malik, the first Indian female wrestler to win a bronze medal at the Olympic Games.
Mar 18, 2021 · Ritika Phogat, the cousin of Commonwealth Games gold medallists Geeta and Babita Phogat, has died, a tweet by one of the famous Phogat sisters confirmed on Thursday. Ritika, 17, had returned home after competing in a wrestling tournament in Bharatpur last week.
