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Gwalior Arm-Wrestling Team wins 25 medals in National Tournament

  • 09 Jun 2022
  • 1 min read

Why in News?

  • Recently, the Gwalior arm-wrestling team won 25 medals in a stellar performance at the 44thNational Arm-Wrestling Championships held in Hyderabad.

Key Points

  • The 44th National Arm-Wrestling Championship was held from May 31 to June 6, 2022 at the Gachibowli Sports Complex Stadium in Hyderabad. More than 900 players from 25 states participated in this competition.
  • Madhya Pradesh finished second after Kerala in the championship. Gwalior team has broken its 44-year-old record by winning 25 medals in the championships.
  • Keshav Pandey, president of Gwalior Arm-Wrestling Federation, said vikram award winner Manish Kumar; World silver medallist Arvind Rajak; Niranjan Gurjar; Rajendra Mahore; Sachin Goel; Sujit Mahore; Umesh Pal; Yogendra Yadav; Pooja Bhadauria; Ayush Kaushal and Shivam Gurjar won gold medals. Also, some of them won silver and bronze medals.
  • Keshav Pandey informed that Gwalior Arm-Wrestling Academy is the first full-fledged academy in the country for arm-wrestling.
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