PMC to felicitate Sakshi Malik

PUNE: The civic body will felicitate Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik. She will be given a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh during the mayor's trophy wrestling competition.
"It will be an honour to felicitate her. The programme will take place in Kharadi between October 5 and 9," mayor Prashant Jagtap told reporters.
He said the event will have an invitational wrestling competition.Wrestlers from eight countries, including Russia and Iran, will participate. As many as 80 international wrestlers have confirmed their participation. A state-level competition has also been organized for more than 600 wrestlers.
As per civic officials, the international competition will have Rs 14.47 lakh as prize money, while the state-level competition, to be conducted in five categories and 36 weight classes, will have Rs 33.52 lakh at stake.
This is the fifth year of the competition which began in 2012. Officials from the Wrestling Federation of India and the Maharashtra State Wrestling Association will conduct the event. "Bringing wrestlers of different levels together is a good idea. It will encourage our wrestlers," Jagtap said.