Commonwealth Games gold medallist Babita Phogat tied the knot with fellow Indian wrestler Vivek Suhag on December 1.
The celebrity couple took part in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 9 this year. The star Indian wrestler Babita Kumari had shared photos of her pre-marriage ceremony on her Instagram.
After her wedding, her sister Geeta Phogat shared her wedding photos on Instagram. According to reports, Babita took an extra wedding phera during her wedding.
She took 8 pheras around the holy fire instead of seven. She did that to raise awareness about women’s empowerment.
Have a look at Babita Phogat and Vivek Suhag’s wedding photos:
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According to the reports, the newly-wed couple Babita Phogat and Vivek Suhag will host a reception in their village in Balali in Haryana.
For the uninitiated, Phogat, recently lost Haryana Assembly Elections 2019 on a BJP ticket. Babita rose to fame with success in Commonwealth Games 2009 when she won a Gold Medal in Women’s Freestyle 51 kg category. In the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, she also won a Bronze Medal.
A Bollywood film titled Dangal was based on the lives of Babita and Geeta Phogat.