Babita Kumari
Phogat in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Vivek Suhag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mahavir Singh Phogat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 18 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. When she won the 2014 Commonwealth gold medal, she became the second Indian women wrestler to win a Commonwealth gold after her sister 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. Later in 2019, after retiring from sports, Babita Phogat entered politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.