_at_the_special_screening_of_%E2%80%98Dangal%E2%80%99.jpg) Phogat in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1989 Bhiwani,[1] Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Vivek Suhag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mahavir Singh Phogat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Babita Kumari Phogat (born 20 November 1989) is a former Indian professional wrestler and a politician from the state of Haryana. She is a multiple Commonwealth Games medalist, winning the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games, and silver medals at 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] When she won the 2014 Commonwealth gold medal, she became the second Indian women wrestler to win a Commonwealth gold after Geeta Phogat, who had won it in 2010.
Babita participated in the Rio 2016 Olympics in the 53 Kg women's wrestling, though she could not make it to the podium. Earlier, she had won a bronze medal at the 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships tournament in New Delhi, India; and another bronze at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships.[4] Later in 2019, after retiring from sports, Babita Phogat entered politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]
- ^ "BABITA KUMARI". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling". Zee News. PTI. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "RESULTS – 2011 Championships". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Babita clinches bronze in World Championships". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Babita Phogat and Mahavir Phogat join BJP". The Times of India.