Kota, April 20 -- Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla inaugurated the National Wrestling Championship in Kota on Sunday.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president, Sanjay Singh, was also present at the event.

Speaking to the media, Birla said, "The National Wrestling Championship has started. I want to congratulate all the wrestlers. India has been winning medals internationally and I hope it wins more because the game and the athlete are disciplined, patriotic and in life, through sports, players become stronger mentally and physically. In the coming times, the youth will take inspiration from Kota and participate in all kinds of sports. Wrestling is a sport played on our soil. This sport has been popular in various villages."

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