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A two-day state-level wrestling lawsuit titled “Maati Ka Bal - Dangal” commenced connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) astatine Jamui’s Sri Krishna Singh Memorial Stadium successful which astir 200 wrestlers participated.
Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the lawsuit successful the beingness of Sports Minister Shreyasi Singh and Vishal Singh, President of Wrestling Association of Bihar.
The tourney which has been jointly organised by Bihar State Sports Authority (BSSA) and Wrestling Association of Bihar has 5 men’s value categories of 50 to 60 kg, 60 to 70 kg, 70 to 80 kg, 80 to 90 kg and 90 kg and supra and 2 women’s categories of 50 to 60 kg and 60 kg and above. It is 2nd variation of the tourney aft being organised past year.
Mr. Choudhary successful his code said, “I consciousness precise blessed and arrogant to witnesser this historical wrestling lawsuit connected the onshore of Jamui.”
He further said, “The Mati Ka Bal: Dangal, being organised successful Jamui for the archetypal time, is simply a level for societal and taste unity. This competition, which brings to beingness Bihar’s accepted wrestling, is simply a confluence of Bihar’s tradition, bravery, and culture.”
Mr. Choudhary asserted that infrastructure for the improvement of sports is being rapidly constructed passim Bihar truthful that much international-level athletes tin beryllium produced successful Bihar.
“It is our resoluteness to beforehand prosperity successful Bihar done a tone of sportsmanship, and the Central and State governments are jointly making each imaginable effort and enactment to execute this,”Mr. Choudhary said.
A full of 188 wrestlers, 162 men and 26 women are participating successful the tournament. Crafted successful 1954, the mace has go a awesome of excellence successful the athletics since it was presented to wrestler Vishwanath Singh successful 1975 connected being conferred with the ‘Bihar Kesari’ title.
Ms. Singh, who is besides the section MLA portion greeting the radical and thanking the organizers, said, “I was precise excited erstwhile I heard astir the Dangal contention being held successful Jamui due to the fact that the ungraded of Jamui is afloat of sporting talent. The athletes present are excelling successful each sport.”
She further said, “Bihar is besides establishing its ain individuality internationally successful the tract of sports. The authorities is committed to the all-round improvement of sports, and we are continuously providing each imaginable enactment and effort to execute this.”
Commonwealth Games golden medalist shooter Ms. Singh asserted that the imagination and extremity is to guarantee the information of arsenic galore players from Bihar arsenic imaginable successful the Olympics successful the future.
“As an jock and sports minister, I guarantee you each that nary effort volition beryllium spared to assistance Bihar scope caller heights successful the tract of sports,”Ms. Singh said.
Mr. Singh, besides greeted everyone contiguous astatine the opening ceremony. Till the filing of the report, the details of archetypal time matches was not shared by the BSSA.
