Madhya Pradesh

• 09 Jun 2022

Gwalior Arm-Wrestling Team wins 25 medals in National Tournament

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 44^th 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.