Sangeeta Phogat

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sangeeta Phogat

• Does Sangeeta Phogat smoke?: No

• Does Sangeeta Phogat drink alcohol?: No

• Sangeeta was born into a family of wrestlers- The Phogats.

• She developed an interest in wrestling at a very young age.

• Sangeeta, along with her sisters Geeta, Babita, and Ritu, was mentored and trained under the guidance of her father, Mahavir Singh Phogat.

  

• She competes in the 59 kg freestyle category.

• She began her wrestling career with the Pro Wrestling League in which she represented the Delhi Sultans.

• In the Pro Wrestling League, Sangeeta fought against Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of UP Dangal, who was a world champion. She defeated Vanesa by 7-4 in the competition.

• Thereafter, she participated in the Asian Games but couldn’t win any medal there.

• She is a silver medalist at the National Wrestling Championships.

• Sangeeta shared a great bond with her grandmother, Aana Devi.

  

• In 2018, Sangeeta, along with her sister, was expelled from the Lucknow’s National Camp due to their unexplained absence from the camp.

• She is very particular about her fitness and visits the gym regularly.

• She is alleged to tie a knot with her long-time boyfriend, Bajrang Punia, soon after the completion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.