Geeta Phogat Is Back To Wrestling After Maternity Break
Geeta Phogat was the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics in 2012.
Geeta Phogat was the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics in 2012.
Earlier, Sangeeta shared a series of photos from her Haldi ceremony, wearing floral jewellery and dressing in yellow, twinning with sisters Geeta and Babita Phogat.
Ritu will compete with a number of “handpicked” fighters to take home a $250,000 job offer.
“Everyone in our family is a wrestler. People have expectations since I’m Geeta and Babita’s sister. I want to fulfil their expectations and hopes, not on the mat but inside a cage.” – Ritu Phogat
She got the better of 2018 Junior European Wrestling Championships gold medallist Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey 8-4 to advance to Friday’s summit showdown.
A mother can be anything if her daughter gives her the zeal to go on. Such is a story of Gursharan Preet Kaur, a single mother, who defied all odds at the age of 35, and is stronger than ever. Still fighting for a divorce, Kaur made a comeback to wrestling after seven years. Reason? Two years into marriage […]
Ritu Phogat, in a shocking move on Monday, announced retirement from her promising career in wrestling. She stated that she wants to join Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The entire fraternity, including the wrestling federation, is stunned by her decision. The 24-year-old is the third of the famous Phogat sisters — Geeta, Babita, Ritu and Sangita. Daughter of Dangal […]
After being dropped from the National camp for ‘serious indiscipline’, the Phogat sisters now have some respite. Three of them are now allowed to get back to the Wrestling camp for the forthcoming Asian Games. The four sisters were suspended on grounds of indiscipline. However, Babita Phogat, the 53 kg silver medallist at the Gold Coast […]
“This pressure was something that every athlete was having at the Asian Championships. But this time, I decided, No, I will compete without pressure. I have just one chance to prove myself,” a dedicated Navjot Kaur told the official world wrestling website before wrestling it out in the Senior Asian Championship on Friday. The off-pressure attitude helped […]
The first Indian woman to win the gold medal in wrestling at an international event, , Geeta Phogat, achieved another big honour for India. She clinched another gold at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship 2017, in Johannesburg. The star wrestler battled it out at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship after two years and didn’t disappoint. The Indian contingent at the tournament secured […]