Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 26: Hosted by J&K Sports Council, 45th Arm Wrestling Championship concluded, at Sher-i-Kashmir Indoor Stadium, here today.
More than 600 players from many states, union territories and sports boards were participating in the Championship. Soumya CS and Diviya Natous (natives of Kerala) bagged bronze and silver medals, respectively.
Mohini Jhangra (a Police Constable with Haryana Police) won a gold medal in the 80 Kg senior women’s category. Another arm wrestler Pinki Jangra who also represented Haryana bagged a gold medal in senior women category.
A group of teenaged arm wrestlers comprising of Shivani Meena, Sapna Doot, Ruchi Foujdar, Sakshi Doot and Komal earned bronze and silver medals in the Championship.
They all equivocally heaped praises especially for the hospitality of the people who were not even remotely connected to the game and had just dropped at the venue as spectators. They said, “People are very cooperative here and we felt safe even during the walk late at night along the river bank, referring to the renovated Jhelum River front”.
They wished to go out and see some popular historical sites in Srinagar but for the little time at hand. Nonetheless the jolly teenagers promised to return and this time around purely as tourists along with their families to explore more of Kashmir.
The youngest arm wrestler of the championship Muhammad Areeb Bhat, a class 3rd student of Tyndale Biscoe School while flaunting his gold medal said that he is related to occupy the top spot on the medal podium. Areeb won gold medal in the junior category and dedicated the medal to his father who incidentally is his coach and a great support.
The Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez said, “the visiting players are our ambassadors, once they reach their native places.” I am glad that they acknowledge what they experience and as good hosts we will always try to get even better, Sarmad Hafeez added.
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