Geeta Phogat is a freestyle wrestler who won India’s first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Summer Games.he comes from Balali village in Bhiwani district, Haryana. Her fa-ther Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler himself and a Dronacharya Award recipient, is also her coach.
Her sister Babita Kumari and her cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medalists.Both won Gold medals in their respective categories in 2014 edition of Commonwealth Games. Another younger sister of Geeta Phogat, Ritu Phogat, too is an international level wrestler and has won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Her youngest sister, Sangita Phogat is also a wrestler.
