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Wrestler Geeta Phogat announces she’s pregnant on Twitter with a picture

Geeta Phogat married fellow Indian wrestler Pawan Kumar in November 2016 and they are looking to welcome their first child.

Geeta Phogat (Twitter @geeta_phogat)

Wrestler Geeta Phogat, who won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, announced her pregnancy on Twitter.

The star wrestler posted a photo of herself with a baby bump and captioned it saying, “mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside, when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time.”

Phogat married fellow Indian wrestler Pawan Kumar in November 2016 and this will be their first child.

The gold medal winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, also participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi 8. Congratulatory messages pour in soon after she made the news public.

After a stint on the reality show, Geeta returned to the mat with a gold at the All India Police Championship in October 2017 but failed to qualify for the CWG 2018 after losing to Pooja Dhanda in the trials for the 57 kg division.