Two Naga wrestlers win medals at international tournament

Dimapur, June 18 (EMN): Two wrestlers from Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) — Keduovilie Zumu and Nlumrai Hegwang — won bronze medals at the international sports festival – Pearl of Kyrgyzstan (belt wrestling), held at Cholpan, Ata Kyrgyzstan.

Informing this in a press release, NWA president Dr. Hiabe Zeliang and General Secretary Vilekho Bio said that Hegwang participated in under 80 kg category and Zumu in the 80+ kg category, representing the All India Traditional Wrestling and Pankration Federation (AITWPF) at the international sports festival, which concluded on Saturday.

Both of them, also part of the Nagaland DGP sports team, secured bronze medals in their respective categories, the NWA said.

Around 10,000 sportspersons from 30 countries are participating in the sports festival, which has more than 30 different sports disciplines with judo and belt wrestling as the main events, they said.

Further, the senior vice president of AITWPF extended congratulations to the two wrestlers and on behalf of the NWA, making the country proud.

The two medallists will arrive in Nagaland on June 21 and their felicitation programme will be organised in due course of time, informed NWA.