Stadium akhara wrestlers

Dec 14, 2008

Stadium akhara wrestlers

National champion Amrut runs an akhara in a stadium outside of Kolhapur. The training pit is outdoors, so when it rains, practice is suspended until it stops.

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Venkat said...: is there any way to know where the wrestling match takes place.
i stay in haryana and i am interested in watching the matches of wrestling.

how do i know the schedules ?; September 24, 2009 at 12:53 PM

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Dec 14, 2008

Stadium akhara wrestlers

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