Indian armwrestlers win 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 14 Bronze across the Masters (Left & Right) and Sub- Junior, Junior & Youth (Left) finals

Medal winners Yogesh Choudhary (Gold & Bronze) and Aabhas Rana (Bronze) line up for the upcoming Pro Panja League (PPL) Poonawalla Gold Edition II in Pune on November 2026

Rakesh Thapliyal 

New Delhi, October 31, 2026: India secured 20 medals on the first two finals days of the 47th World Armwrestling & 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship 2026 at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, East Delhi, ranking fourth by total medals only behind Russia, Kazakhstan and Türkiye.

Day 1: Masters deliver 12 medals: India’s Masters won 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 7 Bronze. Jincymol Sebastian won Grand Master Women 80 kg on both arms, India’s only double gold, while Yogesh Choudhary (Master Women +80 kg) and Shoukath VT (Master Men -60 kg) took Right-arm gold and Left-arm bronze. Minimol Jose and Preetha C took silver and bronze in Grand Master Women +80 kg Right, and Priya Payyan Kunhiveettil (Master Women 80 kg) and Mini K (Grand Master Women 70 kg) won bronze on both arms.

The Pro Panja League (PPL), co-founded by Smt. Preeti Jhangiani and Shri Parvinn Dabass, gives Indian arm wrestlers a professional platform to shine on big stages. Fresh off the podium, Yogesh Choudhary (Gold, Master Women +80 kg Right; Bronze, Left)and Aabhas Rana (Bronze, Junior Boys +90 kg Left) will feature in the line-up for the upcoming PPL Poonawalla Gold Edition II* in Pune on November 28, 2026, organized by PPL in partnership with the Poonawalla Group, and the tournament will serve as a high-profile showcase featuring elite Indian and international armwrestlers.

Day 2: Young guns add 8 Left-arm medals: Jimmison Marwein led India’s youngsters with silver in Youth Men 65 kg. Aabhas Rana (Junior Boys +90 kg), Laithansanga (Youth Men -55 kg), Ajay Kumar (Youth Men 60 kg) and Vishnupriya P (Youth Women 80 kg) took bronze, as did Sub-Junior Boys Aryan Singh (-45 kg), Yumnam Chingkhei Singh (50 kg) and Shane Salish (70 kg).

India’s medal roll:

Gold: Jincymol Sebastian (2), Yogesh Choudhary, Shoukath VT.

Silver: Minimol Jose, Jimmison Marwein.

Bronze:Priya Payyan Kunhiveettil (2), Mini K (2), Yogesh Choudhary, Shoukath VT, Preetha C, Aabhas Rana, Ajay Kumar, Laithansanga, Vishnupriya P, Aryan Singh, Yumnam Chingkhei Singh, Shane Salish.

Beyond the podium: 134 more Indian finishes: Overall, 128 Indians posted 154 placings in 90 of 101 finals. Seventeen finished fourth, including Naveen Paul (Master Men 110 kg) and Mihsngewbha Rymbai (Grand Master Women 80 kg) on both arms.

India’s rise on the world stage

India’s medals spanned five age divisions, from Sub-Juniors to Grand Masters, against athletes from 53 nations, a defining milestone for the sport’s growth in India.

Up next

Stay tuned for the Right-arm Sub-Junior, Junior and Youth finals (Boys, Girls, Men & Women) across all weight categories  and catch all the live action on Swen, the official streaming partner of the 47th World Armwrestling & 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship 2026.