‘Dangal’ Effect: 100 Wrestling Mats for Haryana ‘Akhadas’

The government is also streamlining the process of giving employment to the state’s outstanding sportspersons.

Fatima Sana Shaikh, Geeta Phogat, Babita Phogat and Sanya Malhotra. (Photo: Yogen Shah)

The Haryana government on Sunday said 100 wrestling mats will be provided to 'akhadas' in the state, following the success of Aamir Khan's film Dangal, based on wrestling.

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Dangal highlights the struggles of a wrestler father to train his daughters and transform them into international champions.

Hayana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met wrestling champions Geeta and Babita Phogat and their coach-father Mahavir Singh Phogat, on whose lives film Dangal is based, to honour them. He also said that his government has set up a committee led by the Chief Secretary to streamline the process of giving employment to the state's outstanding sportsperson.

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He said that based on the recommendations of this committee, a new policy for sportsperson would be formulated.

Geeta and Babita are ace wrestlers who hail from Balali village in Charkhi Dadri district.

Khattar, on this occasion, also gave the first-ever "cashless Shagun" to Geeta Phogat who got married recently.

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