Wrestler Ritika Phogat commits suicide in Haryana

Wrestler Ritika Phogat (17), a cousin of the Phogat sisters, allegedly dedicated suicide in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district after she misplaced the ultimate bout of a match, police mentioned on Thursday.
Ritika took the intense step on the night time of March 15, they mentioned.
A local of Rajasthan’s Jaipur village, Ritika was staying together with her uncle and Dronacharya awardee Mahavir Singh Phogat in Charkhi Dadri’s Balali village underneath Jhojhu Kalan police station for the previous 4 years, mentioned Station House Officer (SHO) Dilbagh Singh.
She hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her uncle’s home on the night time of March 15 as she was upset over dropping to her rival by one level within the last bout of a championship, he mentioned.
The championship was held in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur from March 12 to 14.
Ritika was studying and practising wrestling on the Mahavir Phogat Sports Academy in Charkhi Dadri.
Wrestling star Geeta Phogat described Ritika, her maternal sister, as a “talented wrestler”.
“It’s a very sad moment for my family. Ritika was a talented wrestler and I don’t know why she took such a step. Victory and defeat are a part of an athlete’s life. We should never take such a step,” she mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.

भगवान रितिका की आत्मा को शांति दे। यह समय पूरे परिवार के लिए बहुत ही दुख की घड़ी है। आत्महत्या कोई समाधान नहीं है। हार और जीत दोनों जीवन के महत्वपूर्ण पहलू हैं। हारने वाला एक दिन जीतता भी जरूर है। संघर्ष ही सफलता की कुंजी है संघर्षों से घबराकर ऐसा कोई कदम नहीं उठाना चाहिए। pic.twitter.com/ecb4DztyC4
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) March 18, 2021

भगवान मेरी छोटी बहन मेरे मामा की लड़की रितिका की आत्मा को शांति दे। मेरे परिवार के लिए बहुत ही दुख की घड़ी है। रितिका बहुत ही होनहार पहलवान थी पता नहीं क्यों उसने ऐसा कदम उठाया। हार-जीत खिलाड़ी के जीवन का हिस्सा होता है हमें ऐसा कोई क़दम नहीं उठाना चाहिये 🙏😢 pic.twitter.com/RQFhM1jVpi
— geeta phogat (@geeta_phogat) March 18, 2021

Rest in Peace choti behen Ritika. I nonetheless can’t consider what simply occurred with you Will miss you eternally 💔💔 Om Shanti 🥺😢🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/LiLum1kbYB
— Ritu phogat (@PhogatRitu) March 18, 2021

I’ve been getting messages all morning right this moment. I’m very unhappy and disturbed about what occurred in my household. I urge individuals to not unfold and consider in any rumours and act responsibly. These are powerful occasions for me and my household and I urge you all to respect our privateness.
— Ritu phogat (@PhogatRitu) March 18, 2021
Former Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh additionally took to Twitter to condole Ritika’s demise.
“Terrible news that we lost #RitikaPhogat who had a brilliant career ahead. The world has changed from where it was some decades ago. Athletes are facing pressures which were not there earlier. An essential part of their training should be to deal with these pressures,” he mentioned.