Babita Phogat's Sister Ritika Reportedly Dies by Suicide

Ritika, the maternal sister of wrestler Geeta and Babita Phogat committed suicide as she could not bear the defeat in the final match of a wrestling tournament.

According to media reports, Ritika participated in the state-level sub-junior, junior women, and men wrestling competition at Lohagarh Stadium in Bharatpur from 12 to 14 March.

The final match was played on 14 March, in which Ritika lost the match by one point. After this defeat, Ritika went in shock and then committed suicide.

Ritika had trained under Dronacharya Awardee Mahavir Singh Phogat, who was also reportedly present at the tournament.

Phogat sisters (Geeta and Babita) became a household name after winning Gold and Silver medals respectively in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi. Geeta was the first female wrestler from India to have won a gold medal in the CWG and even went on representing the nation in the 2012 London Olympics.

Later, their younger sister Ritu Phogat is a professional MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter and participates in the ONE Championship. Their cousin sister Vinesh Phogat is one of the best freestyle wrestlers in the world and a medal hopeful at the Tokyo Olympics.