Geeta Phogat first ever gold medal in women's wrestling in the 55kg freestyle category at the 2010
Geeta Phogat first ever gold medal in women's wrestling in the 55kg freestyle category at the 2010 Full Name: Geeta Singh Phogat Country: India Sports: Wrestling Weight: 55kg (Freestyle) Geeta Phogat is the first female Indian wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. Geeta shot to the limelight when she won India's first ever gold medal in women's wrestling in the 55kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Geeta's father Mahavir Singh, a former wrestler himself, is also her coach and she has five sisters all of whom are wrestlers too. Geeta's father braved severe criticism as he made his teenaged daughters slug it out along with village boys in the dangal. The siblings not only proved their family's unorthodox viewpoint, but created a sort of record by winning five gold medals for the country in international championships in 2009. Geeta (55 kg) and Babita (51 kg) won golds in the Commonwealth Championships held at Jalandhar, while Rit