Organised by the Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA), the 14th Open Naga Wrestling Championship and 1st Belt Wrestling Championship will be held at State Stadium, Dimapur from 17 to 18th March.

Belt wrestling competition will be held on the first day, while the open Naga wrestling will be held on the second day.

With an aim to promote and encourage Naga wrestling, the venue has been shifted to Dimapur this time. Further, belt wrestling is also being introduced for the first time to encourage other Naga tribes to come and participate.

The NWA is also providing Pay Per View at mytvshows.in for INR 500 (one day) and INR 800 (two day).

There are a total of 11 categories for belt wrestling, seven for men – 49 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 76 kg, 85 kg and 100 plus kg. Meanwhile, there are four categories for women – 49 kg, 50 kg, 53 kg and 63 kg.

The champion of the open Naga wrestling will receive a cash prize of INR 2.10 lakh and citation, 2nd position INR 1.60 lakh, 3rd position INR 1.10 lakh, 4th position INR 80,000 and INR 10,000 for all losing quarter-finalists.

In belt wrestling, all category champions will receive INR 10,000 along with citation, INR 7,000 with citation to all second positions and INR 5,000 with citation to all third positions.

Meanwhile, the NWA has extended an invitation to all to come watch and participate.

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