World mallakhamb in Mumbai

Around 150 participants and coaches from Germany, Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Spain, Italy, USA, Iran,Norway, England, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam and India will be seen in action at the inaugural Mallakhamb World Championships, organised by Vishwa Mallakhamb federation in a huge Air Conditioned Pendal at Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai, on February 16 and 17.

This two-day contest is being under the auspicious of Mallakhamb Federation of India and Maharashtra Amateur Mallakhamb Association and in association with Mumbai City District Mallakhamb Association, along with Shree Samartha Vyayam Mandir, Dadar.

To bring all the Mallakhamb lovers from the world together and to introduce Mallakhamb Competition for the first time at the International Level, is organising.

Mallakhamb, the traditional Indian physical culture, is one of the ‘fastest growing traditional sports’ in the world. Although, Mallakhamb started as a complementary exercise for wrestling, it soon proved to be complementary exercise for all other sports disciplines, as it improves strength, stamina, speed, endurance, flexibility, neuro – muscular coordination, balance, courage, confidence and many more abilities. It is a martial art, competitive sport, performing art, dynamic yoga as well as a circus apparatus too.

Similar to all the states of India, now regular coaching of Mallakhamb has been started in many countries abroad.