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==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
Babita was portrayed by Sanya Malhotra and her younger self by Suhani Bhatnagar in the film ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' starring [[Aamir Khan]], which released on 23 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-khan-to-play-mahavir-phogat-in-dangal-meets-his-wrestler-daughters-geeta-and-babita/|title=Aamir Khan to play Mahavir Phogat in Dangal, meets his wrestler daughters Geeta and Babita}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/this-is-how-aamir-is-preparing-for-his-role-in-dangal/article1-1374639.aspx|title=This is how Aamir is preparing for his role in Dangal}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/ranbir-kapoor-karan-johar-visit-aamir-khan-post-his-injury/19925/|title=Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar visit Aamir Khan post his injury|publisher=Bollywood Mantra|accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref>
The film ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' loosely based on the story of her and her sister which released on 23 December 2016. Babita was portrayed by Sanya Malhotra and her younger self by Suhani Bhatnagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-khan-to-play-mahavir-phogat-in-dangal-meets-his-wrestler-daughters-geeta-and-babita/|title=Aamir Khan to play Mahavir Phogat in Dangal, meets his wrestler daughters Geeta and Babita}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/this-is-how-aamir-is-preparing-for-his-role-in-dangal/article1-1374639.aspx|title=This is how Aamir is preparing for his role in Dangal}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/ranbir-kapoor-karan-johar-visit-aamir-khan-post-his-injury/19925/|title=Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar visit Aamir Khan post his injury|publisher=Bollywood Mantra|accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref>


== Other titles ==
== Other titles ==

Revision as of 14:39, 16 September 2017

Babita Kumari Phogat
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34)
Bhiwani district,[1] Haryana, India
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event55 kg
Coached byMahavir Singh Phogat
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Strathcona County 51kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 51 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 55 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Delhi 55 kg
Commonwealth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Jalandhar[2] 51 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Melbourne[3] 48 kg
Updated on 18 September 2015

Babita Kumari Phogat (born November 20, 1989) is an Indian female wrestler, who won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships,[4]

Personal life and family

Further information: Phogat sisters

Babita is the sister of India's first gold medalist in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, Geeta Phogat. and the daughter of wrestler and Dronacharya Award recipient Mahavir Singh Phogat. She has a cousin Vinesh Phogat who also won gold, in the 48kg category, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[5][6]

Babita, along with her sister and cousin, have contributed to a change in mindset and attitude towards girls and women in their village in Haryana.[7][8]

Her youngest sister, Ritu Phogat, too is an international level wrestler and has won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Her younger sister, Sangita Phogat is also a wrestler.

Career

2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship

In the tournament in Jalandhar, Punjab, Babita won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 51 kg category.[9]

2010 Commonwealth Games

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Babita won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 51 kg category after being defeated by Ifeoma Christi Nwoye of Nigeria in the gold medal match.[10]

2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship

In the tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, Babita won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg category.[9]

2012 World Wrestling Championships

In the Round of 16 of the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, Babita faced Hsin-Ju Chiu of Taipei whom she beat 5:0. Her quarter-finals opponent was Risako Kawai of Japan whom she beat 5:0 to qualify for the semi-finals. She lost 1:3 to Jessica Anne Marie MacDonald of Canada in the semi-finals. She was then able to contest for the bronze medal which she won in the women's freestyle 51 kg category by beating Zamira Rakhmanova of Russia 5:0.[11]

2013 Asian Wrestling Championships

At the 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships tournament in New Delhi, India, Babita won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 55 kg category along with Han Kum-ok of North Korea.

2014 Commonwealth Games

In the women's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Babita's first opponent in the quarter-finals was Kathryn Marsh of Scotland whom she beat 4:1. Her opponent in the semi-finals was Louisa Porogovska of England whom she beat 5-0. In the gold medal bout, she was up against Brittanee Laverdure of Canada whom she beat 3:1 to win the gold medal.[12]

2014 Asian Games

Babita was not able to repeat her Commonwealth Games feat at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. In the Round of 16 of the women's freestyle 55 kg category, she faced Srey Mao Dorn of Mongolia whom she beat 5:0. In the quarter-finals, she faced Aiym Abdildina of Kazakhstan whom she beat 3:1. She lost 0:4 to Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan in the semi-finals. She was able to contest for the bronze medal but lost 1:3 to her opponent Xuechun Zhong of China.[13]

2015 Asian Wrestling Championships

Babita defeated Abdy Kadyrova Elsa of Kyrgyzstan 10-0 in the quarterfinal of the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships, after getting the better of Zukhra Mustanova of Uzbekistan by the same margin in the qualification round.

Babita failed to enter the final as she lost her semifinal bout to Pak Yong-Mi of North Korea, losing in the last five seconds.

With a chance for a podium finish, Babita lost to Zhuldyz Eshimova-Turtbayeva of Kazakhstan 3-6 in the bronze medal play-off.[14][15]

2016 Rio Olympics

Babita became the third and final entry from India in the women's wrestling for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She represented India along with her cousin Vinesh Phogat. She qualified for the Rio Games after her opponent failed a doping test in the qualifying tournament and the quota was given to India.[16]

Babita lost in the first round 1-5 .[17]

The film Dangal loosely based on the story of her and her sister which released on 23 December 2016. Babita was portrayed by Sanya Malhotra and her younger self by Suhani Bhatnagar.[18][19] [20]

Other titles

  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2010 - Sixth place[21]
  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2012 - Bronze[22]
  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2014 - Silver[23]

References

  1. ^ "BABITA KUMARI". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling". Zee News. PTI. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "RESULTS - 2011 Championships". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Babita clinches bronze in World Championships". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters".
  6. ^ "Wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat overlooked for Dronacharya Award".
  7. ^ "'Phogat sisters' build their legacy in wrestling". www.sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  8. ^ "Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  9. ^ a b "Home". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  10. ^ Chetan Sharma (October 8, 2010). "CWG wrestling: Anita, Alka win gold, Babita bags silver". New Delhi: Web India. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  12. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Babita Kumari Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  13. ^ "Athletes_Profile | Biographies | Sports". www.incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  14. ^ "Sakshi Malik, Lalita Win Bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  15. ^ "Indian Wrestlers Fail to Make a Mark in World Wrestling Championships". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  16. ^ "Khatri, Babita bag Rio berths, take Indian wrestlers' count to 8". 11 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Babita Kumari loses her wrestling bout, bows out of Rio Olympics 2016 - Firstpost". Firstpost. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  18. ^ "Aamir Khan to play Mahavir Phogat in Dangal, meets his wrestler daughters Geeta and Babita".
  19. ^ "This is how Aamir is preparing for his role in Dangal".
  20. ^ "Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar visit Aamir Khan post his injury". Bollywood Mantra. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  21. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  22. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  23. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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