1. Babita Kumari Phogat was born on 20 November 1989 and is a former Indian professional wrestler and a politician from the state of Haryana.
16 Facts About Babita Kumari
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Babita Kumari 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.
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Later in 2019, after retiring from sports, Babita Kumari Phogat entered politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Babita Kumari was born in Balali village of Charkhi Dadri district, Haryana in a family of wrestlers.
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Babita Kumari's father Mahavir Singh Phogat, is a former wrestler himself and recipient of India's prominent sports honor, the Dronacharya Award.
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Babita Kumari's youngest sister, Ritu Phogat, too is an international level wrestler and has won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.
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In June 2019, Babita Kumari announced her engagement to fellow wrestler Vivek Suhag, whom she later married in November of the same of year.
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Babita Kumari lost 1:3 to Jessica Anne Marie MacDonald of Canada in the semi-finals.
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Babita Kumari was not able to repeat her Commonwealth Games feat at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
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Babita Kumari lost 0:4 to Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan in the semi-finals.
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Babita Kumari was able to contest for the bronze medal but lost 1:3 to her opponent Xuechun Zhong of China.
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Babita Kumari failed to enter the final as she lost her semifinal bout to Pak Yong-Mi of North Korea, losing in the last five seconds.
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Babita Kumari became the third and final entry from India in the women's wrestling for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Babita Kumari represented India along with her cousin Vinesh Phogat.
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Babita Kumari was portrayed by Sanya Malhotra and her younger self by Suhani Bhatnagar.
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Babita Kumari lost to Sombir Sangwan in October 2019 in Haryana assembly elections from Dadri.