Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Babita Phogat Is All Set To Tie The Knot With Fellow Wrestler Vivek Suhag
This is great news.
Wrestler Babita Kumari Phogat surprised the country when she announced her engagement to fellow wrestler Vivek Suhag on Tuesday. Her fianc¨¦ hails from Najafgarh in Delhi and won the title of Bharat Kesari (National Champion) last year. Babita tells us that she met Vivek at an event in Delhi in 2014. ¡°It was an event for wrestlers at a hotel in Delhi where we first met. Bas wahan dosti ho gayi. We stayed in touch and in time, we realised that we liked each other.
I like how he is very straightforward but still respects others,¡± she tells us. The two wrestlers decided to tell their families only last week. The 29-year-old says that Vivek was nervous at the prospect of talking to her father, Mahabir Phogat. ¡°Senior hain woh kaafi aur unki reputation bhi hai. But he was still confident of leaving a good impression,¡± says Babita.
In the end, Vivek and his family met Mahabir Phogat this Sunday and got his blessings. The two families are now finalising the date for wedding, which is most likely to be held in late November in the Phogats¡¯ ancestral village Balali in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana. Babita says she will move to Delhi after marriage and continue to train for her upcoming events, including the Olympics. She says, ¡°Like Geeta didi, I will also move to Delhi after marriage because that is where Vivek¡¯s family is, and I will continue to train. The big events like the Olympics are close now and my focus will not shift.¡±
