India bags seven medals at the Asian Armwrestling Championship 2024

The Indian Armwrestlers performed creditably in the recently concluded Asian Armwrestling Championship by winning seven medals-one gold and six bronze. The Asian  Armwrestling Championship was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Shrimat Jha leads the medals winners

Shrimat Jha was the leading performer for India. He won the sole gold medal for India in the left-hand para category. He later added another bronze medal to his tally in the right-hand para category.

Laxaman Singh Bhandari also won two bronze medals in the Master category. 

Pro- Panja league, Baroda Badshah franchise star player Sachin Goyal won the bronze medal in the right-hand Senior category

In the women's section, Ibi Lollen from Arunachal Pradesh won two medals. She won the bronze medal in the women’s right-hand category and another bronze medal in the left-hand category.

Preeti Jhangiani, president of the People’s Armwrestling Federation India (PAFI), appreciated and expressed her support for the Indian Armwrestlers' success at the Asian Championship 2024.

The Pro-Panja League is a professional arm-wrestling league in India.It has been co-promoted by film actress and the president of the People’s Armwrestling Federation of India, Preeti Jhangiani. The first season of the Pro-Panja League was organised in 2023 in New Delhi. 

World Armswrestling Day 

Every year 20th April is observed as World Armwrestling Day by the World Armwrestling Federation. This day is observed to promote and encourage arm wrestling as a sport amongst the public and to create awareness about the sport.

 Arms wrestling is not an Olympic sport.

The World Armwrestling Federation is the governing body of arm wrestling worldwide. Its headquarters are in Sofia, Bulgaria.

People’s Armwrestling Federation India

People’s Armwrestling Federation India is India’s governing body of arm wrestling sport. It is affiliated with the Asian Armwrestling Federation (AAF) and the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF).

It works to promote amateur and professional Arm wrestling across the country with the help of state units.

President : Priti Jhangiani

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra