Excelsior Sports Correspondent
RAMBAN, Apr 30: Ajay Sharma from Udhampur clinched the Annual Maitra Kesari Dangal-2018 by beating Gopal Sharma from Mawal in the main bout played at Ramleela Ground, here today.
The Maha Dangal was organized by Dangal Committee Maitra.
MLA Ramban, Neelam Kumar Langeh was the chief guest on the occasion.
The winner of the main bout was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and Patta while runners-up of the bout was given a cash prize of Rs 7,000.
The winners of 2nd and 3rd bouts were given Rs 5,000 each, while the runners-up of the same bouts got Rs 4,000 each.
55 bouts were held during the day-long event.
The wrestlers who were repeatedly chaired by the audience included Salman, Nazir Shota, Binia and Zaker.
MLA, lauded the efforts of President Maitra Dangal Committee for organizing the event at Maitra every year.
He said that such events help to promote communal harmony, brotherhood and national integration among youth.
President of Dangal Committee, Gopal Krishan Raina, DySP, Tosif Ahmad, Naib Tehsildar, Abdul Jabar, President Sanatan Dhram Sabha, Dr Mohan Lal Sharma, President Beopar Mandal, Bushan Lal, Ranjay Kumar, Krishan Lal, Modh Janu, Mohd Mushtaq and Surinder Jamwal were present on the occasion.