Babita Kumari Phogat was an Indian freestyle wrestler who later became a politician. She came into the limelight after winning a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She is one of the most accomplished female wrestlers in Indian history.
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Babita Kumari was born on Monday, November 20, 1989 in Bhiwani, Haryana (age 29; as of 2018). Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. After completing her education, Babita enrolled in MDU, Rohtak for further studies. Her father wanted his daughters to become wrestlers and started training Babita and her sister Geeta from a young age. Babita often visited Akalas in neighboring villages with her father and sister and mostly had to wrestle with boys. Because in India, pursuing a career in wrestling is still considered taboo for women. After country training, Babita enrolled at the National Sports Academy, Patiala.
Old photos of Babita and Geeta Phogat
appearance
Height: 5′ 3½”
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Family, caste and boyfriends
Babita Kumari Phogat belongs to the Hindu Jat family. Her father Mahavir Singh Phogat is a wrestler. Her mother’s name is Shobha Kaur. She has a brother Dushyant Phogat and three sisters: Geeta Phogat, Sangita Phogat and Ritu Phogat. All of her sisters were wrestlers.
Babita Fugate and her father
Babita Fugate and her mother
Babita Kumari Phogat and her parents
Babita Kumari Phogat and her sister Geeta Phogat
Babita Kumari Phogat and her brother
Babita Kumari Phogat and her siblings
Babita Kumari Phogat and her family
Babita Kumari Phogat and her grandmother
Babita got married to wrestler Vivek Suhag on December 1, 2019, in her ancestral village Ballari in Haryana.
Babita Kumari and Vivek Suhag on their wedding day
Babita Kumari Phogat and her boyfriend
Profession
wrestling
Babita started her wrestling career at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in 2009 and won the gold medal in the women’s freestyle 51kg category. However, she shot to fame after winning a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. At the 2012 World Championships, Babita became the second Indian female wrestler to win a medal in the event (the first being her sister Geeta Phogat). Both won bronze medals.
Babita Fugate’s parents and daughter’s medals
In 2014, she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Babita Kumari wins gold medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
She subsequently qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics; becoming the fourth female wrestler from the country to qualify for the Olympics. However, she was defeated in the first round.
Babita Phogat poses with Nita Ambani at the 2016 Rio Olympics
After a disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics, Fugate won a silver medal in the women’s 55kg freestyle wrestling category at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Babita Kumari Phogat wins silver medal at Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 2018
In 2019, Babita participated in the dance reality show “Nach Baliye 9” with her boyfriend Vivek Suhag.
Babita Kumari Phogat and her boyfriend on the sets of Nach Baliye
politics
Previously a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Babita joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on August 12, 2019, along with her father Mahavir Phogat.
Babita Phogat, Mahavir Phogat join BJP
She contested the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections from Dadri constituency but lost.
dispute
In May 2018, Babita Phogat and her sisters Geeta, Ritu and Sangeeta were evicted from the Lucknow state due to their absence for unknown reasons Camp. WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said in an interview, “Wrestlers selected for the national camp are expected to report to the camp within three days. If they have any questions or issues , they should have gone there and reported to the coach and found a solution. But Geeta, Babita and others (13 people in total) did not do that. They were isolated from each other. This was a serious disciplinary violation on their part, WFI thought it was time to kill the project. So we told them to sit at home and enjoy it.”
medal
- Jalandhar Commonwealth Wrestling Championships 51kg Gold Medal (2009)
- Delhi Commonwealth Games Women’s Freestyle Wrestling 51kg Silver Medal (2010)
- Melbourne Commonwealth Wrestling Championships 48kg gold medal (2011)
- Strathcona County World Wrestling Championships 51kg Bronze Medal (2012)
- Delhi Asian Wrestling Championships 55kg Bronze Medal (2013)
- Glasgow Commonwealth Games 55kg gold medal (2014)
- Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 55kg Silver Medal (2018)
favorite thing
- Food: Churma
Babita Kumari Phogat Eat Dal Churma
- Cricketer: Virat Kohli
Babita Kumari Phogat and Virat Kohli
fact
- Her hobbies include listening to music, traveling and cooking.
Babita Kumari Phogat cooking food
- Babita follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Fugate has emerged as one of India’s top women’s wrestlers in the 53-55 kg category with her outstanding performances at the international level.
- Babita, along with her sister Geeta Phogat and cousin Vinesh Phogat, brought about a major change in the mindset of the people in her area, which The region was earlier known for abortions and honor killings.
- A book based on the lives of the Fugate family has revealed that Babita’s parents wanted a son before Babita and her sister Geeta were born. Her father wanted to train his son in wrestling so that he could become a world-class wrestler. However, after giving birth to two daughters, her father broke with the stereotype and began training them in basic wrestling skills in the village.
- The Fugate sisters said in interviews that their father ordered them to keep their hair short and wear no makeup because he wanted them to focus only on training.
Geeta and Babita Fugat during training
- A Bollywood movie Dangal! Dangal (2016) follows Mahavir Singh Phogat and the journey to success of Babita and her sister Geeta. The film became an instant hit upon its release on December 23, 2016 and earned Geeta and Babita huge popularity in India. Actress Sanya Malhotra plays the adult role of Babita in the film, while her younger self is played by Suhani Bhatnagar.
- The Phogat sisters revealed in interviews that their father, Mahavir Singh Phogat, trained them much more rigorously than what was depicted in the movie. His training schedule was so rigorous, they said, that the Phogat sisters would sometimes play tricks, such as stealing the batteries of the flashlight he used to spy on them and resetting their alarm clocks, just to buy themselves some time to relax.
Geeta, Babita and their father
- Babita underwent hand surgery and was discharged from hospital four days before the 2010 Commonwealth Games trials, where she won a silver medal.
Babita Kumari Phogat and Geeta Phogat pictured after hand surgery
- After winning the silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Haryana government offered her the post of Sub-Inspector (SI) of Haryana Police in 2013.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly praised Babita’s achievements.
Narendra Modi congratulates Babita Phogat
- She is very particular about her fitness and follows a strict workout plan.
- Babita revealed in an interview that the situation of women in her village is very bad and women, including her mother, have been wearing Gunghat or veil for a long time. As the Fugate sisters became popular, they asked their mother to remove her veil, to which she cautiously agreed, but no other women in the area had the courage to do so.
- In 2015, Babita Kumari Phogat was honored with the Arjuna Award for her achievements in the field of sports.
- She is often seen campaigning for the Indian National Party (INLD) on her social media accounts.
- Babita loves animals very much.
Babita Kumari Phogat loves animals
- In 2019, Babita filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking her promotion as Haryana Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) under the sports quota. She cited the case of her sister Geeta Phogat, who was posted as DSP of Haryana Police in 2016. However, her petition was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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