Dibrugarh: The 4th National Arm Wrestling Championship got underway at the Duliajan Club auditorium in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Friday.
The Championship is held under the banner of the Board of Control for Arm Wrestling in India (BCAI) and organized by the All Assam Arm Wrestling Sports Association (AAASA) in association with the Duliajan Arm Wrestling Association.
Over 400 players from 17 states like Kerela, Delhi, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and the host state Assam are taking part in the event.
The Championship is being sponsored by Oil India Limited, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd, and various other organizations.
It might be mentioned that the national team will be selected for the next Asian Arm Wrestling Championship to be held in July in Bengaluru and the World Arm Wrestling Championship to be held in September in Greece at the conclusion of the Championship.
Earlier, in the morning, the BCAI flag and AAASA flag were unfurled by Ronnie Sehgal, President, BCAI, and Aditya Goswami, President, AAASA respectively.
Upendranath Jena, Executive Director of Oil India Limited and Chairman of the Organising Committee, delivered the welcome address.
Duliajan MLA Teros Gowala, Resident Chief Executive of OIL Anfor Ali Haque, was present as a distinguished guest