Rupandehi. The International Wrestling Dangal Competition held at Tilottama Municipality-10, Sagarhawa Rohini Bank of Rupandehi with the participation of wrestlers from Nepal and India has been completed.
44 wrestlers from Nepal and India competed in the two-day tournament organized by Sangam Sahara Youth Club under Vijayadashami Festival 2083. In the competition, Ramkant Mishra from Madhya Pradesh, India won the first place.
Mishra, who won first place, received a cash prize of 51,000 rupees. Dharmendra Yadav of Rupandehi came second and Vishal Thapa, who hails from Gulmi and lives in Rupandehi, came third. Chandan Choudhary, the club’s vice president and fair coordinator, informed that they received cash prizes of 31,000 and 21,000 rupees respectively.
Wrestlers from Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh participated in the competition. Wrestlers from Rupandehi, Nawalparasi and Gulmi districts of Nepal also participated in the competition.
The competition has been organized with the aim of protecting and promoting the popular wrestling game at the local level and strengthening the mutual harmony and sports relations between the athletes of Nepal and India. According to the organizers, a large cultural program and fair were conducted along with the wrestling match.