Mahavir Singh Phogat is a former wrestler from Balali village in Bhiwani district, Haryana, who became a wrestling coach. His father Man Singh was also a wrestler. Mahavir and his wife Daya Kaur have five children: daughters Geeta , Babita, Ritu, and Sangita, and the youngest being son Dushyant. Mahavir's brother Rajpal's daughters Priyanka and Vinesh were brought up by Mahavir after the death of their father. Phogat family belongs to the Jat community. [11] Mahavir was inspired to train his ... GEETA KUMARI PHOGAT She is from Balali village in Bhiwani district from the state of Haryana, born on 15th December 1988. Her father a former wrestler named Mahavir Singh Phogat , a Dhrona Charya Award achiever, who played a major role in achieving gold medal to Geeta , as a coach. Geeta is a wrestler and won first ever gold medal in wrestling at commonwealth games (CWG) in the year 2010. She is the first women from India who have qualified for the Olympic summer games and became an ... Learn about Geeta Phogat , India's first female wrestler to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and qualify for the Olympics. Find out her early life, career highlights, and latest updates on LatestGKGS. Geeta Phogat (born 15 December 1988) [1] is a freestyle wrestler who won India's first-ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She was also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Games. [5]
