The Pro Panja League, India’s professional arm-wrestling league, is all set to make its debut in 2023. This much-anticipated event will see experienced arm wrestlers from across the country compete for the inaugural edition trophy. The league has recently unveiled its complete roster of fighters, promising an exciting season of intense competition.
The Pro Panja League 2023 will kick off on July 28 and continue until August 13. Six teams have been confirmed to participate in this inaugural season. These include Kiraak Hyderabad, Mumbai Muscle, Rohtak Rowdies, Ludhiana Lions, Baroda Badshahs, and Kochi KD’s. A total of 180 players were considered for the draft, with each team selecting their squad at a player draft held behind closed doors at New Delhi’s Le Meridien Hotel.
The fighters will represent their teams across different categories, including 90kg, 70kg, 65kg, and a specially-abled category. This 17-day competition aims to elevate arm wrestling in India and revolutionize the sport worldwide, culminating with the championship match on August 13.
| Kiraak Hyderabad | Mumbai Muscle | Rohtak Rowdies | Ludhiana Lions | Baroda Badshahs | Kochi KD’s |
| Siddharth Malakar (90kg) | Kyle Cummings (90kg) | Karaj Singh (90kg) | Tawheed Shaikh (90kg) | Harman Mann (90kg) | Siddhant Kathuria (90kg) |
| Ajay Anjana (90kg) | Arpan Kar (90kg) | Arshdeep Singh (90kg) | Nawab Singh (90kg) | Sagar Bhati (90kg) | Shaikh Md Abrar (90kg) |
| Rahul Mahar (90kg) | Rohit Puri Goswami (90kg) | Paramjeet Nagar (90kg) | Ajesh CV (90kg) | Ranjith (90kg) | Shiva (90kg) |
| Stewe Thomas (70kg) | Jogender Yadav (70kg) | Rahul Panicker (70kg) | Sivajith Janardanan (70kg) | Tridip Medhi (70kg) | Akash Kumar (70kg) |
| Satnam Singh (70kg) | Jashanpal Singh (70kg) | Amal Das (70kg) | Shivanshu Kaushik (70kg) | Muzahid Shaikh (70kg) | Suraj (70kg) |
| Shahil Hussain (70kg) | Akash Mukhi (70kg) | Mohit Kumar (70kg) | Sanu Joy (70kg) | Surender Saini (70kg) | Vaibhav Borule (70kg) |
| Jagadish Baruah (100kg) | Pramod Mukhi (100kg) | Dara Singh (100kg) | Shivam Rajput (100kg) | Kanan Borgohain (100kg) | Sameer VT (100kg) |
| Banban Juban Khongwir (100kg) | Aakash Yadav (100kg) | Aryan Gangotri (100kg) | Subhajit Lahan (100kg) | Md Hashim (100kg) | Prince Kumar (100kg) |
| Amit Singh (100kg) | Tom Joseph (100kg) | Jugraj (100kg) | Sachin Bhadoria (100kg) | Sarabjeet Singh (100kg) | Sunny Kapoor (100kg) |
| Asker Ali (80kg) | Sonu Chaurasiya (80kg) | Aryan Kandari (80kg) | Thejas G (80kg) | Sachin Goyal (80kg) | Abhishek Prakash (80kg) |
| Kazi Abdul Majeed (80kg) | Shubham Sharma (80kg) | Manish Singh (80kg) | Basil Saji (80kg) | Afsal TP (80kg) | Prince Dhir (80kg) |
| Dheeraj Singh (80kg) | Deepak Jamor (80kg) | Manoj Kumar Das (80kg) | Rahul (80kg) | Mehboob Khan (80kg) | Sonu (80kg) |
| Yazar Arafat (60kg) | Jatish Mahajan (60kg) | Nizamuddin (60kg) | Adarsh MM (60kg) | Monu Thomas (60kg) | Rudra Naik (60kg) |
| Naveen MV (60kg) | Umesh Pal (60kg) | Rahul Nayak (60kg) | Sachin Tomar (60kg) | Sujit Kumar (60kg) | Shoukath VT (60kg) |
| Shoaib Akhtar (60kg) | Gautam Kumar (60kg) | Nikhil Singh (60kg) | Charan Nayak (60kg) | Mohsin Shaikh (60kg) | Arun S Karthik (60kg) |
| Ahmed Faizan Ali (100+ kg) | Paarth Sonni (100+ kg) | Sanjay Deswal (100+ kg) | Dilshad MA (100+ kg) | Shamir Khan (100+ kg) | Mazahir Saidu (100+ kg) |
| Vinayak Vats (100+ kg) | Abhishek Kumar (100+ kg) | Atar Singh (100+ kg) | Biswajit Doley (100+ kg) | Gulab Singh (100+ kg) | Don Abraham (100+ kg) |
| Ujjwal Agrawal (100+kg) | Vikram Shekawat (100+ kg) | Rajnish Chaturvedi (100+ kg) | Afzal Khan (100+ kg) | Sunil Anthony (100+ kg) | Prasenjit Patra (100+ kg) |
| Savita Kumari (55kg) | Karishma Kapoor (55kg) | Rita Sengnerpi (55kg) | Shreya MK (55kg) | Arya P (55kg) | Abhirami PK (55kg) |
| Rachna Jatav (55kg) | Ardhra Suresh (55kg) | Karabi Sonowal (55kg) | Kritika Das (55kg) | Bably (55kg) | Sweta Rajawat (55kg) |
| Purnima Borah (55kg) | Komol Mayankumar Patel (55kg) | Shivani Bhatnagar (55kg) | Pooja Bhadoria (55kg) | Bhavna Goswami (55kg) | Rajni Rajput (55kg) |
| Madhura KN (65kg) | Monika (65kg) | Ribasuk Lyngdoh Mawphlang (65kg) | Aparna Roshith (65kg) | Neetu Verma (65kg) | Chetna Sharma (65kg) |
| Reejamol PK (65kg) | Priya Verma (65kg) | Aakriti Kandari (65kg) | Preeti Gehlot (65kg) | Anslet Jose (65kg) | Jagpreet Kaur Sidhu (65kg) |
| Roshni (65kg) | Jyoti Agarwal (65kg) | Najumunneesa KP (65kg) | Rekha Devi (65kg) | Shiwani Yadav (65kg) | Bimla Rawat (65kg) |
| Jincy Jose (65+ kg) | Seema Goswami (65+ kg) | Nirmal Devi (65+ kg) | Kusam Goswami (65+ kg) | Asha Kumar (65+ kg) | Yogesh Chaudhary (65+ kg) |
| Kirtika Bamel (65+ kg) | Bandarika Kharkongor (65+ kg) | Parmpreet Kaur (65+ kg) | Kashmiri Kashyap (65+kg) | Farheen Dehalvi (65+ kg) | Shaikh Sanya (65+ kg) |
| Hemlata (65+kg) | Pushpa Kumari (65+ kg) | Aiboklin Rina (65+ kg) | Tajinder Kaur Walia (65+ kg) | Ranjni Prajapati (65+ kg) | Puja Chandankhede (65+) |
| Butta Singh (Specially-abled) | Chandan Kumar Behera (Specially-abled) | Srinivas BV (Specially-abled) | Varma Harish Kumar (Specially-abled) | Manish Kumar (Specially-abled) | Asif Ahemad (Specially-abled) |
| Devender Yadav (Specially-abled) | Ajeet Prajapati (Specially-abled) | Arvind Rajak (Specially-abled) | Mohan Sharma (Specially-abled) | Niranjan Singh (Specially-abled) | Veer Sain (Specially-abled) |
| Deepak Sharma (Specially-abled) | Rajendra Mahor (Specially-abled) | Sulemon (Specially-abled) | Santos Ray (Specially-abled) | Makrand Singh Choudhari (Specially-abled) | Santosh Gupta (Specially-abled) |
The tournament authorities have confirmed that the matches will be broadcast live through the Sony Ten 1 SD & Sony Ten 1 HD channels. This partnership is expected to bring the competition to millions of fans, allowing them to watch closely as the action unfolds.
While the exact prize money for the 2023 Pro Panja League is not known, it’s worth noting that the winners of the ranking event of the Pro Panja League in 2023 were fairly compensated for their performance. The gold medalists received prize money of 15,000 rupees, the silver medalists received 10,000 rupees, and the bronze medalists were offered 5,000 rupees.
For those interested in participating, the registration form for the 2023 Pro Panja League can be found on the official website.
Pro Panja League 2023 promises to be a thrilling event for both participants and viewers alike. With a diverse roster of fighters and teams, this inaugural season is set to put Indian arm wrestling on the global map.
