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{{Short description|Indian wrestler}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name= Babita Kumari Phogat
| image = Babita Kumari (cropped) at the special screening of ‘Dangal’.jpg
| caption = Phogat in 2016
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| nationality = [[India]]n
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[Bhiwani]],<ref>{{cite web|title=BABITA KUMARI|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/wrestling/1021846/b_kumari.html|publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation]]|access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> [[Haryana]], [[India]]
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| height = {{convert|160|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| country = [[India]]
| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
| spouse = Vivek Suhag

| event = 55 kg
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| coach = [[Mahavir Singh Phogat]]
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| show-medals = 2 gold at Commonwealth games (2014 & 2018), 1 bronze WWC in 2012.
| updated = 18 September 2015
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Freestyle Wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2012 World Wrestling Championships|2012 Strathcona County]]|[[2012 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg|51kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 55 kg|55 kg]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 51 kg|51 kg]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Goldcoast]]|[[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 53 kg|53 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships|2013 Delhi]]| [[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships#Women.27s freestyle|55 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship|Commonwealth Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| 2009 Jalandhar<ref name="CWC 2009">{{cite news|title=Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-women-win-three-gold-in-commonwealth-wrestling_588887.html |access-date=27 November 2016 |work=[[Zee News]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=19 December 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161127143308/http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-women-win-three-gold-in-commonwealth-wrestling_588887.html |archive-date=27 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 51 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2011 Melbourne<ref>{{cite web|title=RESULTS – 2011 Championships|url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx|website=commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com|publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA)|access-date=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313041201/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 48 kg}}
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'''Babita Kumari Phogat''' (born 20 November 1989) is an Indian female wrestler, who won the gold medal in [[2014 Commonwealth Games]]. She also won silver medals at [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] and [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] and a bronze medal at the [[2012 World Wrestling Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/Babita-clinches-bronze-in-World-Championships/Article1-937328.aspx |title=Babita clinches bronze in World Championships |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112030431/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/Babita-clinches-bronze-in-World-Championships/Article1-937328.aspx |archive-date=12 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Babita Phogat entered politics by joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2019.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/babita-phogat-mahavir-phogat-join-bjp/articleshow/70640714.cms|title=Babita Phogat and Mahavir Phogat join BJP|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Personal life and family ==
{{Further|Phogat sisters}}
Babita is the younger sister of [[Geeta Phogat]], who won India's first gold medal in women's wrestling at the [[India at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]. Babita is the daughter of wrestler and [[Dronacharya Award]] recipient [[Mahavir Singh Phogat]]. She has a cousin [[Vinesh Phogat]] who also won gold, in the 48 kg category, at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-meet-the-medal-winning-phogat-sisters-2009485|title=Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/wrestling-coach-mahavir-phogat-overlooked-for-dronacharya-award/15523177|title=Wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat overlooked for Dronacharya Award|date=11 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=JATni1>[https://www.femina.in/achievers/the-success-of-the-phogat-sisters-geeta-babita-and-vinesh-all-wrestling-champs-is-a-story-worth-emulating-7019.html The Powerhouse Phogat Siblings and their Cousin - Deeta, Babita and Vinesh], Femina.</ref>

Babita, along with her sister and cousin, have contributed to a change in mindset and attitude towards girls and women in home-state Haryana and rest of the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Phogat sisters' build their legacy in wrestling|url = http://www.sunday-guardian.com/sports/phogat-sisters-build-their-legacy-in-wrestling|website = www.sunday-guardian.com|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-meet-the-medal-winning-phogat-sisters-2009485|website = dna|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref>

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.

In June 2019, she announced her engagement to fellow wrestler Vivek Suhag, whom she later married in November of the same of year. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/babita-phogat-all-set-to-get-married/articleshow/69662051.cms?from=mdr|title = Babita Phogat all set to get married | off the field News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Babita Phogat joined the BJP on Monday 12 August 2019 but lost her first election. She and her husband welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on January 11, 2021.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

== Television ==
Babita participated in [[Nach Baliye|''Nach Baliye 2019'']] with her fiancée/boyfriend Vivek Suhag.

== Career ==

=== 2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship ===
In the tournament in Jalandhar, Punjab, Babita won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 51 kg category.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title = Home|url = http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx|website = commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com|access-date = 2015-11-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130419030013/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date = 19 April 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>

=== 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 at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Nigeria]] in the gold medal match with the score of 0–2, 4–5.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20101009/1605354.html |author=Chetan Sharma |title=CWG wrestling: Anita, Alka win gold, Babita bags silver |publisher=Web India |place=[[New Delhi]] |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=20 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120051345/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20101009/1605354.html |archive-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship ===
In the tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, Babita won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg category.<ref name="auto"/>

=== 2012 World Wrestling Championships ===
In the Round of 16 of the [[2012 World Wrestling Championships]], Babita faced Hsin-Ju Chiu of [[Chinese Taipei|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=5B20BF0196054A34B13C651708FB10F2&kaempfe=1&wkid=5C1651E110F442DFA77C02306036C83C&gkl=2&spid=5B20BF0196054A34B13C651708FB10F2|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date = 2015-11-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161226145633/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=5B20BF0196054A34B13C651708FB10F2&kaempfe=1&wkid=5C1651E110F442DFA77C02306036C83C&gkl=2&spid=5B20BF0196054A34B13C651708FB10F2|archive-date = 26 December 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

=== 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 at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Scotland]] whom she beat 9–2, 4–0 (classification points 4:1). Her opponent in the semi-finals was [[Louisa Porogovska]] of [[England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|England]] whom she beat 2–0 (classification points 5:0) – victory by [[Pin (amateur wrestling)|fall]] (wrestling terminology). In the gold medal bout, she was up against [[Brittanee Laverdure]] of [[Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Canada]] whom she beat 5–0, 4–2 (classification points 3:1) to win the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Glasgow 2014 – Babita Kumari Profile|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1021846/babita_kumari.html|website = g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref>

=== 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 at the 2014 Asian Games|Mongolia]] whom she beat 5:0. In the quarter-finals, she faced Aiym Abdildina of [[Kazakhstan at the 2014 Asian Games|Kazakhstan]] whom she beat 3:1. She lost 0:4 to Olympic champion [[Saori Yoshida]] of [[Japan at the 2014 Asian Games|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 at the 2014 Asian Games|China]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Athletes_Profile {{!}} Biographies {{!}} Sports|url = http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5108759&lang=en|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200824090046/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5108759&lang=en|url-status = dead|archive-date = 24 August 2020|website = www.incheon2014ag.org|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sakshi Malik, Lalita Win Bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship|url = http://sports.ndtv.com/wrestling/news/241842-sakshi-malik-lalita-win-bronze-in-asian-wrestling-championship|website = NDTVSports.com|access-date = 2015-11-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230601/http://sports.ndtv.com/wrestling/news/241842-sakshi-malik-lalita-win-bronze-in-asian-wrestling-championship|archive-date = 23 September 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian Wrestlers Fail to Make a Mark in World Wrestling Championships|url = http://sports.ndtv.com/wrestling/news/248351-indian-wrestlers-fail-to-make-a-mark-in-world-wrestling-championships|website = NDTVSports.com|access-date = 2015-11-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084110/http://sports.ndtv.com/wrestling/news/248351-indian-wrestlers-fail-to-make-a-mark-in-world-wrestling-championships|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/ravinder-khatri-babita-kumari-bag-rio-berths-take-indian-wrestlers-count-to-8/story-y4q94uRS42lUrgajLQ051N.html|title=Khatri, Babita bag Rio berths, take Indian wrestlers' count to 8|date=11 May 2016|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>

Babita lost in the first round 1–5.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/babita-kumari-loses-her-wrestling-bout-bows-out-of-rio-olympics-2016-2964006.html|title=Babita Kumari loses her wrestling bout, bows out of Rio Olympics 2016 – Firstpost|date=2016-08-18|newspaper=Firstpost|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-21}}</ref>

=== 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games ===
Babita Kumari Phogat won the silver medal in women's 53 kg freestyle wrestling at [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-live-india-wrestling-live-streaming-5133842/|title=CWG 2018, Wrestling highlights: Sushil Kumar, Rahul Aware win gold medal; Babita Kumari wins silver; Kiran wins bronze|date=12 April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
The film ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' is 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|date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/this-is-how-aamir-is-preparing-for-his-role-in-dangal/article1-1374639.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730100608/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/this-is-how-aamir-is-preparing-for-his-role-in-dangal/article1-1374639.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2015|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|access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref>

==Politics==
She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in August 2019 professing to be strongly influenced by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/babita-phogat-father-mahavir-join-bjp-today-1579927-2019-08-12|title = Wrestler Babita Phogat, father Mahavir join BJP, Kiren Rijiju welcomes wrestler duo}}</ref> She lost to Sombir in October 2019 in Haryana assembly elections from [[Dadri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/haryana-assembly-elections-wrestler-babita-phogat-loses-to-bjp-rebel-sombir-sangwan-in-dadri/articleshow/71741970.cms|title=Home}}</ref>

== Other titles ==
* Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2010 – Sixth place<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=4D4D5650AA2C40E582969A8CE29E8D8F&gkl=3|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref>
* Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2012 – Bronze<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=AB9A3B6CDA6649B584CC26682127DC26&gkl=2|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref>
* Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2014 – Silver<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=33FFD2A122E54748B488A4F70AB7ADEF&gkl=3|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Geeta Phogat]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DATABASE Babita Kumari – FILA database]

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