Bihar Open Wrestling: Buxar boy Anand wins gold in 55-kg free-style

Patna, September 25, 2009:
Anand Yadav of Buxar won the free-style title in the 55-kg section of the 54th Bihar State Senior Open wrestling championships at the BMP-5 arena here on Thursday.

In the same weight group, Rohit of Kaimur won the Greco-Roman title.
Abhay Singh, MLA, distributed the prizes.

Results: 55 kg free style: Anand Yadav (1) and Sanjay (Kaimur, II).
55-kg Greco- Roman: Rohit (Kaimur, I) and Madan Lal Yadav (Buxar, II).
66-kg free style: Satyendra Kumar (Bihar Police I) and Ramashish Yadav (Siwan, II).
66-kg Greco- Roman: Santosh Kumar Yadav (Kaimur, I) and Deepu Yadav (Patna, II).
74-kg free style: Mukesh Kumar (Patna I) and Bahadur Yadav (Police, II).
74-kg Greco- Roman: Dhanvir Chowhan (Rohtas, I) and Ripunjay Yadav (Bettiah, II).
84-kg free style: Lala Bahadur (Bihar Police I) and Kaushal Nut (Patna, II).

Photo caption: Medal winners of Bihar State Open wrestling championships display their medals and certificates in Patna on September 24, 2009.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Bihar wrestling: Kaimur emerge champions

Patna, November 17, 2008
Kaimur wrestlers hogged limelight clinching the overall championships title with four gold medals in the 54th Bihar State Open wrestling championships at Ram Dayal Stadium, Mahuar (Kaimur) on Sunday.

The meet that was organized in seven weight categories saw Kaimur grapplers grabbing four gold, two silver and three bronze meads to make it a total 9 medals.

Bihar Police finished runners-up with one gold, 2 silver medals while. Buxar with one gold and as many silver and bronze medals and Jehanabad with one gold, one silver and one bronze medals shared the third position. Patna with one silver and two bronze medals got the fourth place.

Earlier, All-India Wrestling Federation vice-president Vrijbhushan Singh inaugurated the meet. Bihar Wrestling Association top office-bearers Dasarath Yadav, Awadhesh Singh and Kameshwar Singh were present during the championships. Mohania SDM Nagina Sharma distributed the prize. He also felicitated retired wrestlers of Kaimur. About 200 wrestlers from all over Bihar participated in the championship.