Nat'l Sr. Men's, Women's Wrestling championships begins

The 37th National Senior Men's and 11th National Women's Wrestling Championships has begun on Tuesday at the Roller Skating Complex Ground in the city.

State Minister for Railways Habibur Rashid, MP, inaugurated the three-day meet as the chief guest.

President of the Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation Major General (Retd) A S M Ridwanur Rahman, General Secretary M R Ali Fahim and vice-president Brigadier General (retd) Mazharul Haque, among others, were present at the opening ceremony. On the opening day, first and second-round matches in different weight categories of both men's and women's events were decided.

A total of 137 wrestlers from various district sports associations, services teams and clubs are taking part in the competition, featuring 10 weight categories each for men and women.�"BSS