Patiala girl Harnoor Kaur brings laurel for Punjab; selected in Indian team
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ March 18,2024
Harnoor Kaur Nagra , a young Player from Patiala has been selected in Indian team for South Asian Kurash championships-2024(Junior) , which is going to be held at Cochin , Kerala on 19-20th April 2024 .
Harnoor Kaur Nagra 14 year old girl has competed with 5 year elder player to qualify for India team in -70kg weight category in trails which held at Punjabi University Patiala on 16-17 March 2024.
About Kurash
If someone asks the meaning of Kurash the answer is the things happening in mankind”s inner world, because people change their behaviour. The truth of this word is that in the inner world of mankind there is always a battle between good and evil, in other words every good attribute tries to eliminate its opposite one. Kurash means this feature in the person”s inner world…»
Kurash that is attracting millions of people round the world has its long rooted history. As researchers, historians say and according to archeological investigations Kurash originated at least 2500-3000 years ago. It can be proved by rare finds, pictures drawn on rocks in several regions of Uzbekistan including Zarafshon, Surkhon and Fergana.
Kurash refers to a number of folk wrestling styles practiced in Central Asia. Kurash wrestlers use towels to hold their opponents, and their goal is to throw their opponents off the feet.
Kurash made its debut at the 2018 Asian Games which was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. It also made its debut at the 30th Southeast Asian Games hosted by the Philippines in 2019.
