Gandhinagar, June 3 (IANS) Kerala emerged as the overall champions at the 4th National Armwrestling & Para-Armwrestling Championship. They successfully defended their title by achieving the highest medal count for the second year in a row. The Armwrestling Sports Association Gujarat organised the championship, led by President Rajendrasinh Parmar and Treasurer Mayank Patel, under the auspices of the People’s Armwrestling Federation India (PAFI).Yuvraj Verma was a standout, earning the title …
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Ahmedabad, May 23 (IANS) More than 2,000 athletes from 27 states are expected to participate in the fourth National Armwrestling and Para Armwrestling Championship 2026 at Gujarat’s Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), making it the largest edition of the national event so far, officials said. Officials on Friday added that this is the first time the championship will be hosted on the university’s campus at Lavad in Gandhinagar.The championship will be organised jointly by the People’s Armwrestlin…
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) The People’s Armwrestling Federation India (PAFI) has expressed its delight over Para Armwrestling officially meeting the worldwide reach requirement set by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for inclusion of the sport in the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games. The PAFI said the news has been confirmed by the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF).Following the submission of additional participation data by WAF, the IPC confirmed that Para Armwrestling now exceeds the m…