Pro Panja League drafts 180 arm wrestlers for first season
India's prestigious arm wrestling tournament, Pro Panja League, recently disclosed the complete roster of skilled players who are set to compete in the inaugural edition. A total of 180 athletes are selected to compete for six different teams. These six teams are named Kiraak Hyderabad, Mumbai Muscle, Rohtak Rowdies, Ludhiana Lions, Baroda Badshahs, and Kochi KD's.
The league promises electrifying performances from July 28 to August 13, 2023. The wrestle mania fans can enjoy these thrilling moments on various mediums, including Sony Ten 1 SD and Sony Ten 1 HD channels. This collaboration with Sony channels has been hailed by the co-founder of PPL, Ms. Preeti Jhangiani.
She expressed her excitement about the league and for granting wrestlers a platform to showcase their skills. After years of waiting, the wrestlers from the country will finally be able to witness their skills being recognized.
Preeti said:
"We are thankful for Sony Sports Network for putting our athletes on the biggest platform. Our athletes have taken a long journey over the years to finally get a stage to showcase their talent. Now, from July 28th, billions of people will get to see what these athletes can do once they are on the table."
Squads for Pro Panja League 2023
The squads named for each of the six teams include well-known players and some new faces, who are ready to prove their mettle. Let's have a closer look at the teams:
Kiraak Hyderabad: Amit Singh (100kg); Siddharth Malakar (90kg), Naveen MV (60kg); Shoaib Akhtar (60kg); Stewe Thomas (70kg); Satnam Singh (70kg); Shahil Hussain (70kg); Jagadish Baruah (100kg); Ahmed Faizan Ali (100+ kg); Asker Ali (80kg); Kazi Abdul Majeed (80kg); Vinayak Vats (100+ kg); Ujjwal Agrawal (100+kg); Reejamol PK (65kg); Rahul Mahar (90kg); Dheeraj Singh (80kg); Roshni (65kg); Jincy Jose (65+ kg); Kirtika Bamel (65+ kg); Hemlata (65+kg); Butta Singh (Specially-abled); Devender Yadav (Specially-abled); Deepak Sharma (Specially-abled); Savita Kumari (55kg); Rachna Jatav (55kg); Purnima Borah (55kg); Madhura KN (65kg), Ajay Anjana (90kg); Yazar Arafat (60kg); Banbantjuban Khongwir (100kg);
Mumbai Muscle: Seema Goswami (65+ kg); Bandarika Kharkongor (65+ kg); Pushpa Kumari (65+ kg); Chandan Kumar Behera (Specially-abled); Ajeet Prajapati (Specially-abled); Rajendra Mahor (Specially-abled); Kyle Cummings (90kg); Arpan Kar (90kg); Rohit Puri Goswami (90kg); Jogender Yadav (70kg); Jashanpal Singh (70kg); Akash Mukhi (70kg); Pramod Mukhi (100kg); Aakash Yadav (100kg); Tom Joseph (100kg); Sonu Chaurasiya (80kg); Shubham Sharma (80kg); Deepak Jamor (80kg); Vikram Shekawat (100+ kg); Karishma Kapoor (55kg); Ardhra Suresh (55kg); Komol Mayankumar Patel (55kg); Monika (65kg); Priya Verma (65kg); Jyoti Agarwal (65kg); Jatish Mahajan (60kg); Umesh Pal (60kg); Gautam Kumar (60kg); Paarth Sonni (100+ kg); Abhishek Kumar (100+ kg).
Rohtak Rowdies: Amal Das (70kg); Mohit Kumar (70kg); Dara Singh (100kg); Aryan Gangotri (100kg); Jugraj (100kg); Aryan Kandari (80kg); Manish Singh (80kg); Manoj Kumar Das (80kg); Aakriti Kandari (65kg); Najumunneesa KP (65kg); Nirmal Devi (65+ kg); Parmpreet Kaur (65+ kg); Nizamuddin (60kg); Rahul Nayak (60kg); Nikhil Singh (60kg); Sanjay Deswal (100+ kg); Atar Singh (100+ kg); Rajnish Chaturvedi (100+ kg); Rita Sengnerpi (55kg); Karabi Sonowal (55kg); Shivani Bhatnagar (55kg); Ribasuk Lyngdoh Mawphlang (65kg); Aiboklin Rina (65+ kg); Srinivas BV (Specially-abled); Arvind Rajak (Specially-abled); Sulemon (Specially-abled); Karaj Singh (90kg); Arshdeep Singh (90kg); Paramjeet Nagar (90kg); Rahul Panicker (70kg)
Ludhiana Lions: Shivanshu Kaushik (70kg); Sanu Joy (70kg); Shivam Rajput (100kg); Subhajit Lahan (100kg); Pooja Bhadoria (55kg); Aparna Roshith (65kg); Preeti Gehlot (65kg); Rekha Devi (65kg); Sachin Bhadoria (100kg); Thejas G (80kg); Basil Saji (80kg); Rahul (80kg); Adarsh MM (60kg); Tawheed Shaikh (90kg); Nawab Singh (90kg); Ajesh CV (90kg); Sivajith Janardanan (70kg);, Sachin Tomar (60kg); Charan Nayak (60kg); Dilshad MA (100+ kg); Biswajit Doley (100+ kg); Afzal Khan (100+ kg); Shreya MK (55kg); Kritika Das (55kg); Kusam Goswami (65+ kg); Kashmiri Kashyap (65+kg); Tajinder Kaur Walia (65+ kg); Varma Harish Kumar (Specially-abled); Mohan Sharma (Specially-abled); Santos Ray (Specially-abled).
Baroda Badshahs: Harman Mann (90kg), Surender Saini (70kg); Kanan Borgohain (100kg); Md Hashim (100kg); Sarabjeet Singh (100kg); Sagar Bhati (90kg); Ranjith (90kg); Tridip Medhi (70kg); Muzahid Shaikh (70kg); Sachin Goyal (80kg); Afsal TP (80kg); Mehboob Khan (80kg); Monu Thomas (60kg); Sujit Kumar (60kg); Mohsin Shaikh (60kg); Shamir Khan (100+ kg); Gulab Singh (100+ kg); Sunil Anthony (100+ kg); Arya P (55kg); Bably (55kg); Manish Kumar (Specially-abled); Niranjan Singh (Specially-abled); Makrand Singh Choudhari (Specially-abled), Bhavna Goswami (55kg); Neetu Verma (65kg); Anslet Jose (65kg); Shiwani Yadav (65kg); Asha Kumar (65+ kg); Farheen Dehalvi (65+ kg); Ranjni Prajapati (65+ kg);
Kochi KD’s: Suraj (70kg); Vaibhav Borule (70kg); Sameer VT (100kg); Prince Kumar (100kg); Sunny Kapoor (100kg); Puja Chandankhede (65+); Asif Ahemad (Specially-abled); Akash Kumar (70kg), Abhishek Prakash (80kg); Prince Dhir (80kg); Sonu (80kg); Jagpreet Kaur Sidhu (65kg); Bimla Rawat (65kg); Yogesh Chaudhary (65+ kg); Rudra Naik (60kg); Shoukath VT (60kg); Siddhant Kathuria (90kg), Arun S Karthik (60kg); Mazahir Saidu (100+ kg); Don Abraham (100+ kg); Prasenjit Patra (100+ kg); Abhirami PK (55kg); Sweta Rajawat (55kg); Shiva (90kg); Rajni Rajput (55kg); Chetna Sharma (65kg); Shaikh Sanya (65+ kg); Veer Sain (Specially-abled); Santosh Gupta (Specially-abled); Shaikh Md Abrar (90kg).