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India’s wrestling dreams rise from rural training grounds

Summary by easterneye.biz
Crowds cheer as muscular men in tight loincloths slap sacred scented soil on their bulging thighs and arms for a mud wrestling bout in India. “When we fight, we sweat,” said 33-year-old Mauli Jamdade, a wrestling star in Maharashtra state, rubbing red-brown earth onto his body for each clash. “The mud gives us grip and helps us grapple better.” Unlike conventional wrestling matches played on mats with regulated draws, India’s mud wrestling is mo…
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easterneye.biz broke the news in on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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