Didar wins 10th title
Didar boli clinched the title of century old wrestling competition Jabbarer Boli khela in Chittagong yesterday (Saturday) afternoon.
With a win in 106th edition of the event, Didar, a popular wrestler from Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar, has secured the title three times in a row. Overall, this is his tenth title -- five alone and five jointly -- in the wrestling competition that has been organised every year since 1909.
Didar defeated his opponent Oli Hossain Boli of Naryanganj, who was the champion in 2012, in a fight that lasted 4.38 minutes at Laldighi Moydan.
"The game attracts me very much. That is why I come to participate in the competition every year. Hopefully I can continue to participate and win in the future," said Didar, who has been taking part since 2001, said.
More than a century ago, a rich businessman of Badarpati in Chittagong, Abdul Jabbar Sowdagor, initiated the competition on Baishakh in the Bengali year 1316.
In the past, wrestlers from southern Chittagong, Arakan, India and Myanmar used to take part in the event. Although two French wrestlers took part in the 1962 edition, mentioned history researcher Abdul Haque Chowdhury in his book "Sahar Chattagramer Itikotha".
Like every year, the event was held in two sessions. In the first session, a total of 74 amateur wrestlers fought each other. While in the second session the four champion wrestlers took part in the semi-finals and final. The one-hour competition ended at 5:00 pm.
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