Cuttack man Pramod Mukhi and Bhubaneswar woman Kiran Kumari Digal were adjudged Champion of Champions in the 40th Odisha State Arm-wrestling Championship, which was was organised by All Odisha Arm Wrestling Association (AOAWA) at Utkal Karate School in Bhubaneswar on March 17, 2019.

According to a press release by AOAWA secretary Hari Prasad Pattanayak, a total of 150 arm-wrestlers from different districts vied for honours in 22 categories of the day-long competition. AOAWA president Biswajit Mohanty handed over the prizes at the presentation ceremony.

But the championship raised questions about the apex governing body of arm-wrestling in Odisha. If this championship was organised byh AOAWA then what about Odisha Arm Wrestling Association (OAWA), the original body ?

RESULTS:

Senior Men: 55kg: 1. Jogesh Mukhi (Ctc), 2. Sidhant Naik (Ctc), 3. Bicky Naik (Ctc). 60kg: 1. Kunu Mukhi (Ctc), 2. Rudra Nayak (Ctc), 3. Babu Nayak (Ctc). 65kg: 1. Prabir Sarangi (Ctc), 2. Sankar Kahali (Ctc), 3. Amit Ghadai (Ctc). 70kg: 1. Gautam Kahali (Ctc), 2. Papa Nayak (Ctc), 3. Chandan Nayak (Ctc). 75kg: 1. Suraj Das (Ctc), 2. Akash Mukhi (Ctc), 3. Matlub Khan (Ctc). 80kg: 1. Rahul Meher (Ctc), 2. Somnath Patra (Puri), 3. Sanjay Mukhi (Ctc). 85kg: 1. Mukesh Meher (Ctc), 2. Tapas Kumar Pradhan (Puri). 90kg: 1. Pramod Mukhi (Ctc), 2. Sunil Kumar Raj (Ctc), 3. Sipu Nayak (Ctc). 100kg: 1. Mahammad Raj (Puri), 2. Anil Nayak (Ctc). 110kg: 1. Sk Haider (Ctc), 2. Raja Saheb (Ctc). Above 110kg: 1. Biswa Mohan Pattnaik (Bbsr), 2. Gobid Mohanty (Puri), 3. Anil Das (Ctc).

Senior Women: 50kg: 1. Anuradha Behera (Puri), 2. Sima Parida (Puri), 3. Manini Sahoo (Puri). 55kg: 1. Supriya Sethi (Puri), 2. Priyadarsini Ghatuay (Bbsr), 3. Gayatri Murmu (Bbsr). 60kg: 1. Anuradha Patra, 2. Pooja Parida (Puri), 3. Chinmayee Chandraprava. 70kg: 1. Kiran Kumari Digab (BBSr) Above 70kg: 1. Lucky Rani Patra (Bbsr), 2. Madhusmita Baliarsingh (Bbsr), 3. Tanaya Panda (Bbsr).

Junior Men: 50kg: 1. Ranjan Parida (Ctc), 2. Sanjay Nayak (Ctc), 3. Bapun Nayak (Ctc). 60kg: 1. Rajesh Parida (Ctc), 2. Bajrangi Gochhayat (Ctc), 3. Anil Jena (Puri). Above 60kg: 1. Sipu Nayak (Ctc), 2. Nikhil Behera (Ctc), 3. Ran Chandra Nayak (Ctc).

Masters: 70kg: 1. Iswar Chandra Behera (Ctc), 2. Pulin Behuray (Bbsr). 80kg: 1. Satya Ranjan Mohanty (Ctc), 2. Satyasai Mohanty (Bbsr), 3. Prasant Kumar Sahoo (Puri). 90kg: 1. Biswa Ranjan Nayak (Bbsr).
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PHOTO: Prize winners, guest and organising officials of 40th Odisha State Arm-wrestling Championship in Bhubaneswar on March 17, 2019.