The Telangana Arm Wrestling Association under the aegis of the Indian Arm Wrestling Federation will be organizing the 44th National Arm Wrestling Championship at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, from May 31 to June 5.
Hashim Reza Zabeth, President of the Telangana Arm Wrestling Association, said that over 1,000 arm wrestlers from 28 States would be participating in the championship.
This is the fourth time that the championship is happening in Hyderabad since the Indian Arm Wrestling Federation was founded in the year 1977 - it had previously been organized in 1982, 1985 and 2006.
The winners of the championship will be selected to represent India in the Asian and world arm wrestling championships which are held every year in different countries.