India hosts 47th World Armwrestling Championship in New Delhi

New Delhi has inaugurated the 47th World Armwrestling and 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship 2026. The event, hosted for the first time in India, features over 1,700 athletes representing more than 60 nations.

The opening ceremony included officials such as Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and former Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur. The championship is organized by the People's Armwrestling Federation of India under the guidance of the World Armwrestling Federation.

On the opening day of competition, Ghana’s national team, the Golden Arms, secured four silver medals. Grace Minta, a Ghana Police Service officer, won two silver medals in the Masters Women’s 80kg category for both left-arm and right-arm competitions. Florence Boakye Mensah earned silver in the Masters Women’s over-80kg left-arm event, while Dodzi Asinu took silver in the Masters Men’s 110kg right-arm event.