Under Armour signs celebrated athlete ‘Ritu Phogat’ as brand ambassador

Performance sports brand Under Armour has signed Indian mixed martial arts athlete Ritu Phogat as one of its brand ambassadors.

Launched in 2019, the American sportswear and equipment maker markets and distributes performance athletic apparel, footwear and accessories in India.

Phogat joins the brand’s list of athletes that include American basketball player Stephen Curry, American football quarterback Tom Brady, British professional boxer Anthony Joshua, golfer Jordan Spieth, swimmer Michael Phelps, and Dwayne Johnson.

Popularly known as the Indian Tigress in the MMA fraternity, Phogat comes from a well-known family of wrestlers. She is the third daughter of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari as well as cousin Vinesh Phogat are all Commonwealth Games gold medalists in wrestling.

She has participated and won in Commonwealth Wrestling Championship and ONE Championship.