Amit Chowdhury crowned ‘Champion of Champions’

More than 1000 athletes took part in the three day Assam ArmWrestling State Championship in Guwahati. The tournament was organised by the People's ArmWrestling Association, Assam and People’s Armwrestling Federation India (PAFI).

A number of top players from the Pro Panja League featured in the tournament alongside some of the best ArmWrestlers from the country, including Tridip Mehdi, Amit Chowdhury, Siddharth Malakar, Kanan Borgohain, Jagdish Baruah, Ishan Kashyap and Deepanker Mesh were some notable names competing in the competition.

International Arm Wrestler Amit Chowdhury from Dibrugarh who is part of Pro Panja League’s Rarh Bengal Tigers won the competition in his weight category and was declared the ‘Champion of Champions’ at the Assam ArmWrestling State Championship. With this, he has also been selected for the upcoming National Championships under PAFI.
 
President of the People’s Armwrestling Federation India, Preeti Jhanghiani inaugurated the event and was joined by President Kailash Sharma, Chief Patron Partha Dutta and General Secretary Nayan Bora of the People's ArmWrestling Association, Assam.

Looking at the huge number of participants and growing enthusiasm for the sport in Assam, Chief Guest Preeti Jhanghiani said, “Extremely delighted to see over a thousand athletes here. There are a number of talented ArmWrestlers in the state of Assam and the growing audience turnout is a testament to the popularity of Panja here in Assam.”
 
“PAFI and Pro Panja League will continue to make maximum efforts to grow Panja in the North-East. The people of the region can expect more such events on a much larger scale soon as we ensure Panja’s popularity rises in the region,”, the noted Bollywood and Tollywood actress Preeti further added.
 
Pro Panja League and PAFI also joined the J&K Power Sports Association and conducted the Jammu and Kashmir ArmWrestling Championship as they aim to explore new horizons to promote ArmWrestling and its athletes across India.

Photo Cover: International Arm Wrestler and Pro Panja League elite athlete Amit Chowdhury being conferred the ‘Champion of Champions’ title by General Secretary Nayan Bora of the PFAI, Assam

Photo Above: Chief Guest and President of PAFI Preeti Jhanghiani (Right) who earlier inaugurated the event and was joined by President Kailash Sharma, Chief Patron Partha Dutta and General Secretary Nayan Bora of the PFAI, Assam..