Ritu Phogat

Ritu Phogat
Personal information
Full name Ritu Mahavir Singh Phogat
Nationality Indian
Born (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994
Balali, Haryana, India
Height 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country India
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Event(s) 48 kg
Coached by Mahavir Singh Phogat
Medal record
Women's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
2016 Singapore48 kg
Asian Championships
2017 New Delhi48 kg
World U23 Wrestling Championships
2017 Bydgoszcz 48 kg

Ritu Phogat (born 2 May 1994) is an Indian female wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.

Early and personal life

Ritu is the third daughter of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and started training under her father at the age of eight. She dropped out of school after tenth grade in order to focus on her wrestling career.[1]

Her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari as well as cousin Vinesh Phogat are all Commonwealth Games gold medalists in wrestling. Another cousin of her, Priyanka Phogat, is also an international level wrestler.

Career

In October 2016, Phogat won her second consecutive title at the annual National Wrestling Championships. In November 2016, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Singapore in the 48 kg category.[2]

In December 2016, she became the most expensive female wrestler at the Pro Wrestling League auction, bagging a ₹36 lakh INR contract with the Jaipur Ninjas franchise.[1][3]

In November 2017, she won silver in the 48kg category in World U-23 Wrestling Championships being held in Bydgoscz, Poland. This is India's first silver in the prestigious championship.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Yadav, Sidharth (31 December 2016). "The next Phogat". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sandeep Tomar, Satyawart Kadian, Ritu Phogat bag gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships". The Indian Express. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bajrang Punia, Ritu Phogat top Indian buys at Pro Wrestling League auction". ESPN.in. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dangal 2: Another Phogat sister sets the mat on fire". The Times of India. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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