Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department will organise District level Wrestling Akhara Competition, “Zila Kumar” and “Zila Kesari Dangal” on February 8 and 9 at all district headquarters in the State.
The winners of District level Akhara competition would take part in the State level Akhara, Kumar and Kesari Dangal from February 23 to 25 in Mewat, said Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday.
The Sports Minister said that winners of Haryana Kesari first, second and third would be given a cash prize of Rs 1.51 lakh, Rs 1 lakh and Rs 51,000 respectively, whereas Haryana Kumar first, second and third would be given a cash prize of Rs 51,000, Rs 31,000 and Rs 21,000, respectively.
He said that wrestlers of wrestling centres and registered akharas in the State could participate in the District level Wrestling Akhara competition. Besides this, wrestlers of educational institutions and non-educational institutions could also take part in this competition, whereas players of Police, Sports College, CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Sports Hostel Bhiwani, SAI Training Centre and nurseries could not take participate.
He said that in District Akhara Competition, wrestlers in the age group of 16 years could participate in weight categories of 30 Kg ,32 Kg ,34 Kg ,36Kg,38Kg,40Kg,42Kg,45Kg,48Kg and52Kg, wrestlers in the age group of 18 years could participate in weight categories of 42Kg, 46Kg, 50Kg, 54Kg, 58Kg, 63Kg, 69Kg and 76 Kg and wrestlers in senior age group could participate in weight categories of 50Kg, 54Kg, 58Kg, 63Kg, 69Kg, 76Kg and 85 Kg weight category. The wrestlers in 62kg to 74 Kg category would take part for Zila Kumar title and wrestlers above 74 Kg weight would compete for Zila Kesari title.
He said that Zila Kesari first and second would be given cash prize of Rs 3,100, Rs 2,100 respectively,
whereas Zila Kumar first and second would be given cash prize of Rs 2,100 and Rs 1,100 respectively.
In State level Akhara Competition, winners of first, second and third position would get cash prize of Rs 5,100, 3,100 and 2,100, respectively. Similarly, the wrestlers in 62 to 74 Kg weight category would take part for Haryana Kumar title and wrestlers above 74 Kg weight would compete for Haryana Kesari title, said Vij.