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As her father expired quite early, she was raised by a single parent, her mother. In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India in the match with her opponent Tho-Kaew Sriprapa of Thailand in the women’s freestyle 52 kg category.
Phogat comes from a successful family of wrestlers. Her cousins have been international wrestlers and Commonwealth Games medalists as well. She was one of the leaders of the 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh which was held in two phases, one in January 2023 and the second in April 2023. [5] Personal life and family.
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]
Parents & Siblings. His father’s name was Rajpal Singh Phogat. Her mother’s name is Prem Lata Phogat. Vinesh Phogat with her mother. Her brother’s name is Harvinder Phogat. Vinesh Phogat with her Brother Harvinder after winning gold in Wrestling at Asian Games in 2018. She has a sister named Priyanka Phogat, and she is a wrestler.
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.
Vinesh and Priyanka, who is also an international medal-winning wrestler, are daughters of Mahavir’s brother Rajpal. Along with his daughters Geeta, Babita, Ritu and Sangeeta, Mahavir introduced...
Jun 16, 2021 · Vinesh is the cousin of Geeta, Babita, and the other two Phogat siblings. She is the first Indian women to have won the gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in 2014, and Asian games in 2018. Vinesh is also the first Indian athlete to have been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2019.
Vinesh Phogat- Early Life, Family & Background. Hailing from one of the traditional wrestling families from Haryana, Vinesh was introduced to wrestling from an early age by her uncle and former...
Jul 23, 2021 · Biography. Coming from a family of wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat also followed in on the footsteps of her cousin sisters, Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. She was introduced to wrestling at...
Geeta Phogat, the central character of Bollywood blockbuster Dangal, was the first one to break through with a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. But it is her cousin Vinesh who is touted to become the first Olympic medalist from the family. Vinesh’s Rio 2016 was cut short by a horrific knee injury.
