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Mahavir Singh Phogat

movie Former Indian Wrestler, Politician cake Not Known (Balali village, Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana)

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Date of Birth: Not Known

Birthplace: Balali village, Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nationality: Indian

Hometown: Balali village, Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana

Marital Status: Married

Spouse: Shobha Kaur

Children: Daughter(s)- Geeta Phogat, Babita Kumari, Ritu and Sangita Son- Modu

Education: Not Known

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahavir Singh Phogat

Phogat is the former Amateur wrestler and senior Olympics coach of India’s national wrestling team.

He left his job just to concentrate in training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games, and his hard work paid off when his daughter Geeta won a gold medal and Babita won a silver in the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi.

In 2012, they also won a bronze each in the World Championships. And the same year, Geeta became the 1st Indian female wrestler to participate in the Olympics.

He was a taskmaster as if his daughters were not on the ground at 4 AM sharp, he gave them severe punishments.

He took them to muddy arena, local wrestling matches and even built a gymnasium with high-tech gym equipment for their training.

Due to his contribution to Indian wrestling, he was honoured with The Dronacharya Award by Wrestling Federation of India.

Based on his life, a biopic film Dangal was made by Aamir Khan in 2016 to showcase his path to success.
Mahavir Singh Phogat with Aamir Khan

On 12 August 2019, Mahavir and his daughter Babita joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Babita Phogat and Mahavir Phogat Joining BJP