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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]
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.
Another younger sister of Geeta Phogat, Ritu Phogat, too is an international level wrestler and has won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Her youngest sister, Sangita Phogat is also a wrestler.
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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.
Mar 18, 2021 · Ritika, who is the cousin sister of Geeta and Babita Phogat, took her own life by hanging herself to a ceiling fan on March 17. Part of the famous Phogat family, Ritika was playing the state-level sub-junior, junior women, and men wrestling tournament.
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Dec 22, 2016 · Learn how Mahavir Singh Phogat trained his daughters Geeta, Ritu and Vinesh to become world-class wrestlers in a patriarchal society. Read about their struggles, achievements and challenges in the book 'Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat'.
Learn about the rise of Indian women wrestlers, from Geeta Phogat and her sisters Babita and Vinesh to Sakshi Malik. Find out their achievements, medals and challenges in the sport.
