In an exclusive interview with MyKhel Correspondent Kangkan Mahanta, Sangeeta Phogat shares a heartfelt message for her sister Vinesh, who is competing in the Paris Olympics, and discusses a range of significant topics. Sangeeta reflects on India's Olympic chances and the high-profile wrestlers' protest against the Wrestling Federation of India, highlights the achievements of her husband Bajrang Punia, and recounts her experiences on 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.' She also compares mud wrestling with mat wrestling, details her Pro Wrestling League debut where she defeated the World Champion, and talks about the sacrifices wrestlers make at the akhadas. The interview wraps up with a rapid-fire round, offering a glimpse into Sangeeta's personal insights and experiences.
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00:00I wish all the best for the Paris Olympics, and may my flag be at the top.
00:06How will I live with my old age?
00:08I mean, if I have to live, I'd be at least a year older.
00:14If I had to become an athlete, then I'd have to be a Bajrangi, a Vinesh, a Sakshi,
00:19I mean, if you get a ticket from any of these parties, you can easily get it.
00:23It's true, and it will remain true, no one can erase it.
00:28Even today, we say that it's a thing, and until we get justice, that fight will go on.
00:34After wrestling, if I get a chance to go to Bollywood or somewhere,
00:38then obviously I'd like to do it, in a movie or something.
00:41It's my passion to do acting or dancing somewhere else.
00:44Good morning to all the viewers of Mykhail, and wishing you all a very bright morning ahead.
00:52Today, we indeed have a very special guest, who can only make our morning get better and brighter.
00:59Often in the world of sports, and even in other walks of life,
01:04we definitely would have come across a set of, maybe a pair of great siblings together,
01:10or maybe a set of three siblings who have done great things together.
01:15But hardly have we found, maybe come across a set of six amazing sisters,
01:20you know, doing great stuff all at the same time.
01:23The Phogat sister, as they are popularly known in the modern folklore,
01:29have not only revolutionized female wrestling in Haryana and India,
01:34but they have also been responsible for letting the young Indian girls and women to think much beyond.
01:43Today, we have with us one of the Phogat sisters here in the show,
01:47and additionally, she also happens to be the proud wife of none less than Bajrang Kunia.
01:54Thank you.
01:55Yeah, so Bajrang Kunia, of course, he won the bronze medal for us in the last edition of the Olympics in Tokyo.
02:03He had also won gold medals in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
02:08He also had been a multiple medalist at World Championships.
02:13Thank you so much for coming in, Sangeeta Phogat.
02:16Thank you so much for taking the time to come here.
02:20Thank you so much.
02:21How are you?
02:22I am fine.
02:24Fine, I am fine.
02:25Sure, sure.
02:26I have a lot to talk to you about, but since it is the Olympics season,
02:33your sister, the famous Vinesh Phogat, is going to be competing in wrestling in a few days.
02:41So, to start off with, do you have any special message for Vinesh?
02:45We will definitely see that message reach Paris.
02:50Yes, of course.
02:52Many congratulations to Vinesh and many best wishes to all the athletes going to the Paris Olympics.
03:00We will pray for him to win a medal for his country and that he performs well.
03:08We have been struggling with Vinesh for the last 1.5-2 years.
03:16We have seen how he has come back to wrestling.
03:22He had an injury and had to undergo surgery.
03:25After 4-5 months, he started training and went through trials.
03:31He used to represent India in the 53kg division.
03:36He had been representing India for 4-5 years.
03:39His maximum weight was 57kg and 58kg was his normal weight.
03:43But in wrestling, if you have qualified for the Olympics in the 53kg division,
03:49you cannot represent India in that weight again.
03:53So, he reduced his weight because he had no other option.
03:57He participated in the 50kg division and got India a quota for the Olympics.
04:03He worked so hard and I would like to congratulate him.
04:08We hope that he wins a medal for his country and that he performs well.
04:14Of course, we will pray for him and not only for him but for all the other athletes as well.
04:22Yes, of course.
04:24This is my opinion.
04:28I feel that the overall contingent of Indian athletes is very strong.
04:35In wrestling, we will miss Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar.
04:39But overall, the female wrestlers have gone through a very strong contingent.
04:44In boxing, we will miss Nikhat Jarin, Lovlina and the rest of them are very strong in boxing as well.
04:50In badminton, we have strong doubles players like TV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen.
04:55In athletics, we have Evergreen, Neeraj Chopra.
04:58After that, we have world-class runners like Abhinav Sahab.
05:06We have shooters and archers as well.
05:10Yes, I feel that we should expect more from the shooters.
05:14This is my personal opinion.
05:18I feel that our shooters will perform well in the Olympics.
05:23Sure, sure.
05:24Do you feel that you will have the best performance in the Olympics this time?
05:28Yes, of course.
05:30We will try our best.
05:33I feel that the last time the Olympics were held in Tokyo, many people were more excited about the medals.
05:4210-15 years ago, it was a big deal for athletes to go to the Olympics.
05:52But today, our athletes think about the gold medal.
05:56I feel that we will perform better than the previous Olympics.
06:01I feel that the previous Olympics will be better for us.
06:04Yes, you are right.
06:08Our athletes' expectations have increased a lot.
06:10Earlier, we used to think that we are going to participate in the Olympics.
06:14But now, if we don't win the medals, why shouldn't the public win?
06:18It's a very positive sign, actually.
06:20Earlier, our expectations were low.
06:22We thought that we will go to the Olympics.
06:27But now, the public thinks that we have to win.
06:33It's a very positive sign.
06:35Now, let's talk about you and your sisters.
06:43We call them Phogat sisters.
06:46Obviously, we all know that your father, Mahavir Singh Phogat, was an Olympic level coach.
06:58He is a very respectable coach.
07:02He has done a lot for sports.
07:07What do you think about your childhood?
07:11Obviously, he was there to inspire you.
07:17But apart from that, your sisters were very passionate about doing something different.
07:27That is also responsible.
07:29Apart from your father inspiring you,
07:32it's only because of Mr. Phogat who instilled that system in you.
07:38Initially, we didn't want to do it.
07:40My father is very strict.
07:42But it is also possible that your sisters had that inbuilt system in them.
07:50That we have to do something different.
07:52In my childhood, I didn't think that any child would be so strong and stable.
07:59I didn't know what to do.
08:01I didn't know what to become in life.
08:03In childhood, you have to become a doctor or an engineer.
08:09In India, it's the same.
08:11At that time, you don't know what to do.
08:13But my father has made my sisters strong since childhood.
08:19He has taught them to fight and to speak wrong.
08:24He used to make them fight so that they don't think less of themselves.
08:30So, that mindset was also there.
08:32If we can fight with boys, then we can fight with anyone in the world.
08:36Because in our society, boys are physically strong.
08:40So, training them since childhood and teaching them was built.
08:48As we started going from juniors to seniors,
08:53we started thinking that we have to win a medal for a new country.
08:55When we won a medal from a foreign country, we used to get so much respect.
09:01We used to feel so happy and proud.
09:05At that time, we felt that we are not just winning a medal for our family.
09:09We are winning a medal for the people of that country.
09:13People who don't even know us, they pray for us.
09:17They pray that we should win a medal.
09:19So, it is a matter of pride.
09:21We feel proud and motivated to do better.
09:25Sure.
09:27You have a special bout when you were with the Delhi Sultans.
09:33Yes.
09:35I am talking about the Pro Wrestling League.
09:37You defeated the then world champion, Vanessa Kalachanskaya.
09:43Yes.
09:45I am sure it was a memorable bout for you.
09:51Yes.
09:53Can you tell us about that bout?
09:55What was your mentality when you entered the arena?
10:01Obviously, you had a different mindset.
10:03Yes.
10:05Can you tell us about your experience?
10:07Yes.
10:09It was my first competition in the senior league.
10:13I fought with the girls from the senior league.
10:17If we talk about wrestling in India, it is only because of the Pro Wrestling League.
10:25We didn't get a chance to fight with the champions.
10:33Before that, we used to lose.
10:35We were afraid of losing to the champions.
10:43But when we fought on the same stage, it gave us a lot of motivation.
10:49It gave us a lot of confidence.
10:51There is only a difference of 19-20 in technique and speed.
10:57Anyone can become a champion.
10:59We can achieve that.
11:01When I saw my sisters fighting there, I got a lot of motivation.
11:15There are very few people to do sports in other countries.
11:21There are very limited people.
11:23When we entered the arena, we were very proud.
11:31We wanted to do better.
11:35We didn't think about winning or losing.
11:39We just wanted to give 100%.
11:41When I fought with her, I didn't think about winning or losing.
11:47I didn't think I could fight with anyone or defeat anyone.
11:55Wow, great.
11:57Champion mindset.
11:59Yes.
12:01Maybe I am wrong.
12:03You were fighting for UP Dangal, right?
12:07Yes, she was in my sister's team.
12:09Vinesh was there, right?
12:11Yes, Vinesh and Geeta were in the same team.
12:13How was her reaction?
12:15Because her sister was on one side and her brother was on the other.
12:21It doesn't matter which team it is.
12:23When we wrestled together, there was a bond between us.
12:31Of course, she supported me.
12:33She motivated me a lot.
12:37She motivated me a lot.
12:39My sister doesn't give much.
12:41But she motivated me a lot.
12:45Okay, sure.
12:47Let's talk about the Dangal movie.
12:51We haven't seen it yet.
12:53I have seen it twice.
12:55It was very good.
12:57Amit Khan's father's character was very good.
13:01Everyone was saying no.
13:03You know Amit Khan better than anyone else.
13:09You are his father.
13:11Amit Khan's character was very strict.
13:15Is it as strict as Mahavir Singh Phogat's?
13:17Or is it not as strict as it is shown?
13:21It is very strict.
13:23It is very strict.
13:25Basically, it is for children.
13:29There is love in it.
13:31But he never showed it.
13:33Because he was very strict during training.
13:37Mom tells us now.
13:39Mom didn't support him when he was on his father's side.
13:43Okay, okay.
13:45Yes.
13:47Sometimes he felt bad.
13:49I can't beat him.
13:51But if you go to the village,
13:53you will ask a lot of people.
13:55People from the village used to come to get us out.
13:57They used to say, don't beat her so much.
13:59She has been beaten a lot for training.
14:03And dad's training was very hard.
14:05I don't think anyone...
14:07If we had the option to run,
14:09we would have run.
14:11Thankfully, you didn't run.
14:13We didn't have the option.
14:15There was a car in the house.
14:17Yes, there was a car in the house.
14:19And mom was on his side.
14:21No one was going to take her side.
14:23But at that time, I used to think,
14:25why are you doing this?
14:27Why are you making mom work so hard?
14:29Who works so hard?
14:31Basically, when there was a holiday,
14:33people used to go to their uncle's house.
14:35We didn't go anywhere.
14:37We didn't have any holiday.
14:39There was no holiday.
14:41We used to go for training every year.
14:43No vacation, no tour.
14:45But my father always used to say,
14:47whenever we used to request,
14:49that dad, we want to go for a tour.
14:51Because we were kids.
14:53We used to see all the kids.
14:55Dad always used to say,
14:57if you earn a good name,
14:59you will travel the whole world.
15:01No one is in need of you.
15:05He used to say, this is the time
15:07to do something, to show something.
15:09So we were busy with that thought.
15:11But now I understand,
15:13how much parents
15:15treat their kids.
15:17At that time, we used to think,
15:19no, they are not doing good.
15:21We used to say, dad is not good.
15:23Mom is not good.
15:25But now I feel,
15:27whatever we are,
15:29it is only because of our father.
15:31If he didn't support us so much,
15:33because in our village,
15:35there is no scope for wrestling.
15:37There, girls can't wear shorts.
15:39Even today, if you go to our village,
15:41they wear boots and jeans.
15:43Even now, they wear trousers and jeans.
15:45But before,
15:47they didn't.
15:49At that time,
15:51we used to wear shorts,
15:53our hair was short,
15:55and we used to wrestle with boys.
15:57It was very difficult.
15:59Now I think,
16:01my dad must have heard
16:03so much about them.
16:05He still doesn't let us know.
16:07He has trained us
16:09so much.
16:11He doesn't listen to anyone.
16:13He supports everyone.
16:15I feel very proud.
16:19True, true.
16:21This is not a matter of now,
16:23it is a matter of then.
16:25Even now,
16:27there are so many females in Haryana.
16:29It is a matter of then.
16:31It is a matter of playing.
16:33We don't go out.
16:35At that time,
16:37he taught us
16:39wrestling outside.
16:43I have to admit,
16:45he is just amazing.
16:47Seriously.
16:49Let's come to a serious topic.
16:51As we all know,
16:53recently,
16:55Fogat Sisters,
16:57after that,
16:59from Bajrang Punia,
17:01all the top-level
17:03wrestlers,
17:05you sacrificed your time
17:07to do wrestling.
17:13What do you think?
17:15Obviously,
17:17when we start something,
17:19if not today, it happens tomorrow.
17:23Sometimes it takes time,
17:25sometimes it happens fast.
17:27What do you think,
17:29what stage are you in?
17:31What was the goal
17:33and what was it?
17:35How far did you reach?
17:37Obviously, I am sure 100%
17:39it is difficult to reach there.
17:41Yes.
17:43We put everything
17:45at stake
17:47and started it.
17:49And it is still going on.
17:51If we don't sit there,
17:53the fight is over.
17:55Or we fight just to show.
17:57No, obviously not.
17:59The fight is still going on.
18:01Because
18:03we are doing it legally.
18:05Our lawyers are advising us.
18:07A few days ago,
18:092-3 months ago,
18:11all the cases were
18:13charged against him.
18:15That he is a criminal.
18:17The legal process is still going on.
18:21Because, look,
18:23we had everything.
18:25God gave us everything.
18:27He gave us name, money
18:29and he is a good player.
18:31People say that
18:33he was doing it for politics.
18:35No, he wanted to be
18:37in the federation.
18:39If he had wanted to be,
18:41then he would have got
18:43the name of Bajrang,
18:45Vinesh or Sakshi.
18:47If you buy a ticket from any party,
18:49you will get it easily.
18:51We fell to this level
18:53that we didn't want to be
18:55or do anything.
18:57The truth will always be the truth.
18:59No one can change it.
19:01Even today, we say that
19:03the fight will go on
19:05until we get justice.
19:07We won't back down.
19:09We won't show
19:11that it was wrong.
19:13No, not at all.
19:15Even today,
19:17if you watch
19:19any interview,
19:21we won't deny it.
19:23We will fight.
19:25We won't back down.
19:27We are still ready.
19:29The legal proceedings are still going on.
19:31It will take time.
19:33You know how our government is.
19:35If the government
19:37is taking so much time,
19:39because BJP has come again,
19:41and he is the person
19:43behind it.
19:45I think it will take time.
19:47It is going on.
19:49Yes.
19:51Let's move
19:53from the wrestling mat
19:55to the dance floor.
19:57You performed
19:59at Jalag Dixit.
20:01Yes.
20:03Did you dance before?
20:05Or were you interested
20:07in dancing?
20:09How was it?
20:11No. I never
20:13danced professionally.
20:15But there was a function at home.
20:17I was the only one
20:19who danced at home.
20:21I used to dance a little.
20:23But since childhood,
20:25I have been interested
20:27in dancing.
20:29I used to watch
20:31Sapna Chaudhary
20:33in Haryana.
20:35I used to watch her
20:37a lot.
20:39I used to dance like that.
20:41But since childhood,
20:43I wanted to dance.
20:45I wanted to do it.
20:47I did it through Jalag.
20:49All of a sudden,
20:51I realized that
20:53there is a turn in life.
20:55I couldn't refuse her.
20:57I wanted to live
20:59Sapna Chaudhary.
21:01True.
21:03Wrestling and dance
21:05require football.
21:07Yes.
21:09It is very difficult.
21:11Both are different.
21:13Yes.
21:15I used to dance
21:17a little.
21:19I used to do it easily.
21:21But it is very difficult.
21:23If you compare wrestling
21:25with dance, it is the opposite.
21:27Because in wrestling,
21:29you need strength.
21:31In wrestling, flexibility and
21:33moves are very difficult.
21:35But since you
21:37like the challenge,
21:39you had to take it.
21:41Yes.
21:43I wanted to prove
21:45that wrestlers
21:47are strong.
21:49They don't beat anyone.
21:51They are strong.
21:53That's the personality of a wrestler.
21:55Yes.
21:57They are strong and rude.
21:59I wanted to prove
22:01that wrestlers can also dance.
22:03Wrestlers can also dance.
22:05Yes.
22:07She also.
22:09Let's talk about
22:11Akhara Jo.
22:13A lot of
22:15good wrestlers
22:17have come from Akhara Jo.
22:19Yes.
22:21But let's talk about
22:23mud wrestling.
22:25It is different.
22:27When you go to a championship level
22:29or a national level,
22:31the transition
22:33between mud wrestling
22:35and mat wrestling
22:37is difficult.
22:39It takes time.
22:41How do you transition?
22:43Mud wrestling
22:45is slow.
22:47There is no
22:49time zone.
22:51There is no
22:53time zone.
22:55It is slow.
22:57It lasts for 30 minutes.
22:59In mat wrestling,
23:01you have to show everything
23:03in 6 minutes.
23:05In 6 minutes,
23:07you have to show
23:09everything.
23:11People think that
23:136 minutes is easy.
23:15But it is not.
23:17It is difficult.
23:19There are different
23:21techniques.
23:23In the past Olympics,
23:25wrestling is
23:27getting faster.
23:29In the past,
23:31wrestling was slow.
23:33There was no time
23:35zone.
23:37But now,
23:39it is not like that.
23:41If you stop wrestling for 30 seconds,
23:43you will get 1 point.
23:45It is very fast.
23:47You can't even hold
23:49for a long time.
23:51You will get 1 point
23:53as soon as you hold.
23:55In Akhara,
23:57there is a lot of sacrifice.
23:59I follow it a lot.
24:01People who stay there
24:03and cook their own food,
24:05they stay there.
24:07They don't go out.
24:09Everyone has the same discipline.
24:11It is not like one person is different.
24:13Everyone has the same discipline.
24:15Yes.
24:17I am asking you
24:19from a practical angle.
24:21You will be the best one to answer.
24:23Obviously,
24:25you can play Olympics
24:27or Asian Games.
24:29But the rest
24:31of the people
24:33sacrifice a lot.
24:35Obviously, they do it from their heart.
24:37No one tells them
24:39what to do.
24:41They do it from their heart.
24:43It is inbuilt.
24:45But in such an environment,
24:47when they
24:49sacrifice their job
24:51to stay there
24:53and practice,
24:55or
24:57stop someone's education
24:59and train there,
25:01what is their back-up in the long run?
25:03On a practical level,
25:05obviously,
25:07there are a lot of people.
25:09As a back-up,
25:11after sacrificing so much,
25:13what is left
25:15down the line?
25:17Look,
25:19in wrestling,
25:21mostly,
25:23middle-class families
25:25or even less than that
25:27put their children
25:29in wrestling.
25:31Their parents are farmers
25:33or housewives.
25:35They have their own milk and ghee.
25:37They can do so much.
25:39They can feed milk and ghee
25:41and become wrestlers.
25:43That's why they put their children
25:45in wrestling.
25:47Villagers put their children
25:49in wrestling
25:51because they don't have
25:53any option or academy.
25:55They can't afford
25:57to go to a wrestling academy.
25:59That's why they put their children
26:01in wrestling.
26:03A lot of kids
26:05work hard.
26:07Sometimes,
26:09when you go to a senior
26:11and get injured,
26:13you don't even know
26:15the big risk of your life.
26:17If you put your child
26:19in wrestling
26:21and he gets injured,
26:23he won't be able to do anything.
26:25He won't be able to study
26:27because he wants to become a wrestler.
26:29So, he puts his focus on wrestling.
26:31There are a lot of kids.
26:33I would like to say
26:35to the government
26:37that we should provide
26:39grounds to our kids
26:41so that their parents
26:43don't have to bear the burden
26:45and they can get a job
26:47because they don't get
26:49what their parents
26:51spend on food.
26:53When the government
26:55supports us,
26:57when you achieve a level
26:59in the Olympics or the world,
27:01you get facilities,
27:03you get food
27:05and supplements,
27:07you get physio.
27:09In sports,
27:11not just wrestling,
27:13but the sports that come out
27:15of the villages,
27:17mostly from Haryana,
27:19if they get facilities
27:21and a better stadium,
27:23then I think
27:25more kids will come out
27:27and they can win medals
27:29in the Olympics.
27:31If someone gets injured,
27:33they don't know
27:35who to show it to.
27:39If they have a physio
27:41with a team,
27:43it will help them a lot.
27:45There are a lot of kids
27:47who don't know
27:49how to play sports.
27:53We have a lot of talent
27:55in our country.
27:57We just need to give them
27:59a little support.
28:01If you come to India,
28:03you will know
28:05how hard our Indians work.
28:07We have been all over the country.
28:09There is no country
28:11that works harder than us.
28:13If we live in India,
28:15it is because of the facilities
28:17and supplements
28:19that they don't get a proper diet.
28:25Maybe the school games
28:27and Kelo India
28:29have improved a lot.
28:31I am talking about
28:33the grassroot level.
28:37We didn't follow
28:39school games and Kelo India.
28:43What do you think
28:45about the facilities
28:47in Kelo India?
28:57The government
28:59has said that
29:01if you play in Kelo India
29:03and reach the 4th position,
29:05you will get Rs. 10,000
29:07for your stay.
29:09But they are not getting it
29:11to the kids.
29:13In our country,
29:15there is so much corruption
29:17that it is not reaching the kids.
29:19The facilities
29:21in Kelo India
29:23are not being provided
29:25to the kids.
29:27There are physiotherapy
29:29and treatment
29:31for injuries.
29:33What is the benefit
29:35of not getting it to the kids?
29:37There is so much corruption
29:39in our country.
29:41It is not reaching the kids.
29:43True.
29:47You are right.
29:51Let's have a rapid fire round.
29:57You play for 3-5 minutes
29:59and it is a rapid fire.
30:05What do you think
30:07about the medals
30:09that you will get
30:11in Kelo India?
30:15It is our wish
30:17that we get all the medals
30:19in Kelo India.
30:21I think
30:23we will get
30:25at least triple medals
30:27in Kelo India.
30:29I hope so.
30:31You will get more than
30:33double figures.
30:35I hope so.
30:39You are from Haryana.
30:41In Hindi,
30:43when we are angry,
30:45we say,
30:47let's go.
30:49What is your favorite
30:51ready-made sentence
30:53in Haryana?
30:59It can be anything.
31:05You say, let's go.
31:07In Haryana,
31:09we say, let's go.
31:15Okay.
31:17You use that a lot.
31:19Yes.
31:21It is a casual word.
31:23Great.
31:25What is your favorite dish?
31:29Dal Chawal.
31:31Great.
31:33In Bajrang Pune,
31:35there are a lot of
31:37good qualities.
31:39What is your
31:41favorite quality?
31:45He is a very
31:47kind person.
31:51He is a truthful person.
31:55He is against the truth.
31:57He doesn't like
31:59to be heard.
32:01He has that personality.
32:03Very strong personality
32:05and upright personality.
32:07He is truthful.
32:09He is the best
32:11quality.
32:13Sure.
32:15Wrestling is your first passion.
32:17Yes.
32:19What can happen after that?
32:23After that...
32:25Obviously,
32:27I am not comparing.
32:29What can happen after wrestling?
32:33If I get a chance
32:35to go to Bollywood,
32:37I would like to do it.
32:39It is my passion
32:41to do acting or dancing.
32:43Great.
32:45Sure.
32:47Who is your favorite actor?
32:51Salman Khan.
32:53Actress?
32:55Madhuri Dixit.
32:57Okay.
32:59Great.
33:01What is your favorite movie?
33:03Dangal.
33:05It is not like that.
33:07It is very close to our heart.
33:09No.
33:11It is very close to our heart.
33:13Other than that, nothing else.
33:15When I was
33:17seeing that movie,
33:19not only me,
33:21I can feel it.
33:23It is the same.
33:25That movie is different.
33:27It is a real life story.
33:29That's why we don't relate much.
33:31It is not like Dangal.
33:33Whenever we watch it,
33:35the whole story of our childhood
33:37becomes clear.
33:39Absolutely.
33:43Your favorite sports personality?
33:45Not necessarily a wrestler.
33:47Your favorite?
33:49Sunil Chhetri.
33:51Sorry?
33:53Sunil Chhetri.
33:55Oh, Sunil Chhetri.
33:57Do you like football?
33:59Yes.
34:01Okay.
34:03Obviously,
34:05this is a very important question.
34:07Even though I am asking
34:09in a light-hearted way.
34:11If you were made
34:13the Union Sports Minister,
34:15what would be
34:17the first thing
34:19you would like to change?
34:21In sports?
34:23Yes, in sports.
34:25In sports,
34:27I would like to show
34:29the players
34:31of our federation
34:33who can
34:35do better
34:37in every game.
34:39They have the knowledge
34:41of how to do better
34:43and how to take our kids
34:45forward in every game.
34:47I don't think
34:49there is anyone
34:51who can do better
34:53than them.
34:55If we talk about
34:57wrestling,
34:59a player like
35:01Sushil, Yogeshwar,
35:03or Sakshi Malik,
35:05who understands wrestling,
35:07will understand sports
35:09and will show
35:11the right path.
35:13He will also help
35:15the kids.
35:17We have seen this in real life
35:19when Raghavendra
35:21Singh Rathore
35:23was a sports minister.
35:25I am sure there are a lot of changes
35:27that he brings.
35:29He has seen the system
35:31of the federation.
35:33No one can understand
35:35better than a sportsperson
35:37and the way he plays his game.
35:39Any politician
35:41or any wise person
35:43can't understand
35:45wrestling
35:47because
35:49only a sportsperson
35:51can understand the game.
35:53True.
35:55Thank you so much,
35:57Sangeeta.
35:59Thank you.
36:01You have inspired us
36:03once again.
36:05Thank you so much.
36:07I wish you all the best
36:09for the Paris Olympics.
36:11Thank you.
36:13Thank you so much.
36:15All the best
36:17for the rest of your journey.
36:19Thank you so much.
36:21All the best
36:23to all our Paris-bound
36:25athletes.
36:27Thank you, Sangeeta.
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