Wrestler Pavinder ofMathura in Uttar Pradesh lifted the 26th Shiv Khori Kesari Dangal Titleoutplaying Deepak Kakran of Guru Hanuman Akhara in Delhi at Ransoo, the basecap of holy shrine in district Reasi on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
Dangal was organised by J&KIndian Style Wrestling Association in support with J&K Tourism Department,District Administration Reasi, Shri Shiv Khori
Shrine Board (SSKSB) andShiv Khori Dangal Committee.
The title winner UPwrester, Pavinder presented with a cash prize of Rs 13,000 while Deepakreceived Rs 12,000. The second main bout won by Asman of Mathura in UP beating SurjeetSingh of J&K Police. In third main bout, Balkar Singh of Jammu defeated Happyof Jalandhar in Punjab.
Former Minister, AjayNanda was the chief guest while former Joint Secretary of J&K State Sports Council,Shiv Kumar Sharma presided. The ADDC Reasi, SS Samlyal, Chief Education OfficerReasi, Mushtaq Ahmed, Sanjay Sahani of Delhi,DySP Neeraj Kadyar, DySP, VishalSharma were the guests of honour.
The whole event took placeunder the 26th supervision of president J&K Indian Style WrestlingAssociation, Shiv Kumar Sharma, DDC member, Kewal Krishan Sharma and SarpanchBhagwan Singh.
Later, Shiv Kumar Sharmathanked Director Tourism Jammu, Vivekanand Rai for a grant of Rs. 1,00,000 for the event. The event was alsosupported by Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Vishesh Paul Mahajan by contributing Rs.50,000 from Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board. Sanjay Sahni of Delhi contributed Rs.25,000 for the Dangal.
In total, 60 bouts playedduring the day-long dangal involving local wrestlers and others fromneighbouring states of UP, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.
Members and technicalofficials who helped for conduct of this Dangal
included DDC MemberKewal Krishan Sharma (president), formerSarpanch
Bhagwan Singh, Pawan Kholi, Sanjay Sahni, Shamsher Singh, Kapoor Singh, Rattan Singh,Sansar Shah, Sohan Singh, Parmain Singh, Om Parkash Verma, Lochan Singh, RajSingh, Chain Singh, Kartar Singh (Retd. Headmaster), Rashpaul Singh Shah, Dr.Chaman Lal Sharma and Romesh Chander Kholi (Bittu)
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