MUMBAI: Actor Preeti Jhangiani, co-promoter along with actor-husband Parvin Dabas of Pro Panja League, was on Thursday named president of the Maharashtra Arm Wrestling Association.
Jhangiani and Dabas launched the Pro Panja League in February 2020. Since its inception, the professional arm-wrestling league has gone on to become the biggest arm-wrestling promotion in Asia. Pro Panja League has held a couple of ranking tournaments, multiple mega matches, and several promotional events across the country.
Since Pro Panja’s previous ranking tournament which was held in Gwalior in July 2022, the league lays claim to having successfully garnered over 215 million social media views across all platforms.
“It is my honour to be appointed President of the Maharashtra Arm Wrestling Association. Together with Dr Shrikant Walankar, Shri Sachin Matne, Shri Pramod Walmadre, and our formidable team, we aim to promote arm wrestling in a big way in Maharashtra, as I have been doing as co-founder of the Pro Panja League as well,” Jhangiani said.
“The sport of arm wrestling has a very low entry point financially but has large physical and mental gains. I aim to encourage more women and specially-abled athletes to enter this sport. I was born and brought up in Mumbai and Maharashtra is my home. I will always work towards the progress and empowerment of my Maharashtra and its athletes,” she added.
Dr Shrikant Walankar, general secretary, Maharashtra Arm Wrestling Association and senior vice president Indian Arm Wrestling Federation, also congratulated Jhangiani on her new role. “I would like to congratulate the newly elected president of the Maharashtra Arm-Wrestling Association, Ms Preeti Jhangiani. Her being the president of the Maharashtra Arm-Wrestling Association will surely empower and attract more women to take up arm wrestling as a sport. On behalf of the association, we have also started a training center for arm wrestling and powerlifting in Nagpur for differently-abled citizens. We are trying to promote arm-wrestling in the state, especially among the women and differently-abled athletes,” he said.
Maharashtra Arm-Wrestling Association is a public trust registered under the Society Act 1860 & BPT Act 1950 Govt. of Maharashtra. The upcoming 34th State level arm wrestling competition will be held in Pune under the leadership of Jhangiani.
