Two wrestlers from Gwalior showcased an outstanding performance at the 39th National Arm Wrestling Competition held in Uttarakhand.
The 39th National Arm Wrestling Competition was organised from June 13 to 17 at Bazpur Uttarakhand. Wrestles from across the country participated in the competition.
Manish Kumar and Prashant Kaurav from Gwalior showcased wonderful performance during the competition. Notably, Manish bagged the gold medal and Prashant won the Rajat medal. Manish won the medal under 90 category and Prashant has won the medal 90 plus category. Both the wrestlers belong to handicap category.
Moreover, both the wrestlers have been shortlisted for the World Arm Wrestling Championship to be held at Malaysia during September. Manish and Prashant will represent India in the world championship.
It is noteworthy that Manish has been conferred with Vikram Award by Madhya Pradesh Government. Also, Manish is providing training in arm wrestling to the aspirants at Gwalior.
Deputy Director of Madhya Pradesh Arm Wrestling Federation, Keshav Pandey and secretary of Udbhav Deepak Tomar congratulated both the wrestlers for their splendid performance at national championship and also being selected for world championship. Further, Keshav Pandey informed that Madhya Pradesh has bagged two medals and both are from Gwalior.