INDIAN STYLE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

Indian Style Wrestling Association of India (ISWAI)

    Formed in 1958, officially been recognised as a National Sports Federation (NSF) by Ministry of Sports, making it eligible to receive fund and support from the government.

    Indian Style wrestling (Kushti) is an indigenous sport played on mud, unlike professional wrestling, which is contested on the mat. Wrestling has been popular in India since ancient times, it was mainly an exercise to stay physically fit. In Ancient India wrestling was most famously known as Mal-yuddha. In Mahabharata, Bhima was considered to be a great wrestler. In Ramayana, Hanuman is described as greatest wrestler.

    During the Mughal rule, the influence of Iranian and Mongolian wrestling was incorporated to the local Malla-yuddha to form the modern Pehelwani (Kushti).

    Wrestling in India is also known as Dangal, and it is also called kushti in Punjab and Haryana, where it will take place in a circular court with soft ground. Two wrestlers will continue to wrestle until the back of one touch the ground. The wrestlers are called Pehlwans who train with modern weights and traditional weights such as a Gada (mace). The aim of kushti is to wrestle the opponent and to block the player.

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