What is the name of the traditional Indian sport shown in the picture below?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Malkham.
- ‘Malla’ means wrestling and ‘khamb’ translates to pole. Together, mallakhamb means wrestling on a pole.
- Wrestlers and warriors used to use the pole as a training apparatus to perfect martial arts moves which they could later use on opponents in the ring or the battlefield.
- The first-ever national mallakhamb championships were held at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in 1962.