‘Dangal’ girl Geeta Phogat out to prove herself again at National wrestling championships
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Geeta Phogat is determined to make a successful comeback. After all, there are living examples that motherhood or age are not obstacles for a woman sportsperson.
Ready to take the mat after a three-year break, wrestler Geeta Phogat is not short on inspiration and motivation but a tad nervous about how her second innings will pan out. Set to turn 33 next month and after giving birth to her first child, a lot of people has been telling her that wrestling won't be the same again for her because not only the sport but also her body has changed in the last three years.
But she is determined to make a successful comeback. After all, there are living examples that motherhood or age are not obstacles for a woman sportsperson. “A lot of people tell me that age is not on my side. You know how people are. They keep telling me these things,” Geeta told news agency PTI as she readies for a comeback after three years at the National Championships her.
“But look at Maria Stadnik (from Azerbaijan). She is 33-plus and a mother of two. She has four Olympic medals and is a multiple-time world medallist. If you have fitness and you are focussed, you can do it. I have worked hard on fitness and it's time to prove myself yet again,” the wrestler, who became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in 2010, said.