LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) along with local businessmen and wrestlers will organise a ‘Royal Dangal’ at Mochi Gate Park on Sunday (today).

Famous wrestlers of the country will participate in the event.

Dangal is an old traditional sport that was popular among the masses. There were 600 ‘Akharas’ (arenas) in Lahore and the popularity of this game can be judged by this fact. Almost 20 years ago, this traditional wrestling vanished from old Lahore and moved to other places in Punjab.

According to the custom, a day before the competition the wrestlers were to be introduced and a procession taken out along with the beat of the drums.

The WCLA is now reviving this popular sport and wrestling arenas.

In the matches to be held on Sunday, Malu wrestler will face Mohsin Mochi wrestler and Rustam Gujra, Heera Baloch wrestler against Umar wrestler, Goonga wrestler against Qazi Mehboob wrestler, Multan, Arshad Pathan will face Usman Tobewala. Mithu Pehlwan will fight against Wasim Gadhi. Apart from wrestling, there will be muscle boat competition and open boat contest.

WCLA Director General Kamran Lashari said the arenas are the landmark of old Lahore and the authority is paying full attention to this sport.

Published in Dawn, September 4th, 2022