Mahavir Singh Phogat
Spouse | Daya Kaur |
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Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Wrestling |
Now coaching | Geeta Phogat, Babita Kumari, Ritu Phogat, Vinesh Phogat, Priyanka Phogat |
Mahavir Singh Phogat is an Indian
Olympics coach and politician.[1][2] He is the trainer and father of the Phogat sisters.[3] The Hindi biographical film Dangal
is loosely based on his life.
Phogat was awarded the
Olympics, and Babita Kumari, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships,[8] and won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games.[9] Phogat's niece, Vinesh Phogat, is also a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and won gold medal at Asian games 2018.[10][11]
Personal life
Phogat was born in
, children of his brother who was killed in a land dispute. All the 6 Phogats are trained in wrestling by Mahavir. While Geeta, Babita and Vinesh are international players, Ritu has won a gold medal at the national championship and Priyanka and Sangeeta have won medals in age-level international championships.Popular culture
Biographical film
The Indian biographical film
Book
Akhada is the authorised biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler and a coach. The book is penned by sports journalist Sourabh Duggal and was released on 21 December 2016 at the Chandigarh Press Club.[18] It traces Mahavir Phogat's journey with his daughters and nieces hailing from a small village in Haryana to winning the medals for the country.[19]
References
- ^ "Mahavir Singh Phogat". Zee News. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Mahavir Singh Phogat : Read Mahavir Singh Phogat Latest News, Photos, Videos Online on Midday". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Meet Mahavir Singh Phogat the fascinating wrestler who inspired, Publication: Huffington Post newsportal; Published on: 21 October 2016; Accessed on: 6 March 2017
- ^ "National Sports Awards – 2016". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Film Dangal is wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat's biography - Aamir plays Mahavir". Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b Basu, Hindol (14 June 2015). "The hero behind 'Dangal' | Chandigarh News". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat overlooked for Dronacharya Award". Mid Day. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Babita clinches bronze in World Championships". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "JSW Sports Excellence Program Wrestling". www.jsw.in. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Gupta, Gargi (10 August 2014). "Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters". DNA India. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "But hey, this is family..." The Times of India. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Geeta Phogat's Real Life Journey From Akhada To CWG Gold Is More Inspiring Than Dangal". IndiaTimes. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Aamir Khan promises to attend his 'Dangal' 'daughter' Geeta Phogat's wedding". Deccan Chronicle. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Aamir Khan to play Mahavir Phogat in Dangal, meets his wrestler daughters Geeta and Babita". The Times of India. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "This is how Aamir is preparing for his role in Dangal". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Aamir Khan now on a new diet for 'Dangal' - Bollywood News". IndiaGlitz.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Mahavir Singh Phogat Who Inspired A* amir Khan for 'Dangal".
- ^ "Man who inspired 'Dangal' releases his biography 'Akhada' in Chandigarh". 16 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Akhada: The Authorised Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat", written by Saurabh Duggal