Wrestlers from India, Iran, Canada and Brazil showed their strength
Vinesh Phogat will be honoured with a pure gold medal and golden crown in Chandigarh
Mukandpur (Nawanshahr), February 28 (WISHAVWARTA):- On the second day of the 28th Purewal Games of Hakimpur renowned Wrestlers tried their best for seven Wrestling titles today. Apart from different parts of India, three wrestlers from Iran, three from Canada and one from Brazil also participated.
The Wrestling competitions of the games organised by the Purewal brothers and the Purewal Sports Club were held at the Indoor Multipurpose Hall of Amardeep Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur under the supervision of former Chief Coach of India PR Sondhi.
Around 200 wrestlers participated in the ‘Mahabharat Kesari’ (Men and Women), ‘Sher-e-Hind’, ‘Aftab-e-Hind’, ‘Sitar-e-Hind’, ‘Mahabharat Kumari’ and ‘Punjab Kumar’.
As per the announcement made by Sports writer Principal Sarwan Singh on the occasion of the Paris Olympics, it was decided to honour Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat with her Khel Ratna, in which Vinesh Phogat is to receive a pure gold medal of 23 grams and a golden Gurj. Chief organizer Gurjit Singh Purewal said that since Vinesh Phogat could not be available due to her busy schedule, now this award will be given in Chandigarh in the coming days.
Gurjit Singh Purewal said that the winners of seven wrestling titles were honoured with cash prize money of more than Rs 10 lakh, Gurj and almonds. The Kabaddi Open matches were postponed due to rain.
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