Phogat sisters now focused on Olympic medal

Phogat sisters now focused on Olympic medal

FPJ BureauUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 10:22 AM IST
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New Delhi : The centre of public attention following the release of a movie based on their life, the Phogat sisters Geeta and Babita are determined not to lose their focus in their pursuit of a medal at the next Olympics.

“We have started our preparations. Our aim for the year is to do well in the Asian Championship and the World Championship. In 2018 we have the Asian Games and the CWG but our ultimate goal is to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” Geeta told IANS here on Tuesday.

“I will strive hard for the Olympic medal because that will be the most prized possession of my life.”

The life story of Geeta — the first female wrestler to represent India at the Olympics — her sister Babita and their father-cum-coach Mahavir Singh Phogat became the centre of public attention following the release of ‘Dangal’, a movie featuring Bollywood star Aamir Khan.

Following the release of the movie, both sisters — who are a part of the UP franchise in the upcoming second edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) — have been very busy with movie promotions.

But the Phogat sisters do not let the busy schedule affect their training.

“We cannot hamper our training at all as we are here because of wrestling and without training our performance got affected. Yes it happens we train once rather than twice a day. Today also we attended our training in the morning.”

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