Maharashtra Kesari
Tournament information
SportIndian-style wrestling
LocationMaharashtra, India
Established1854; 170 years ago (1854)[1]
1961(Current Format)
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current champion
Shivraj rakshe

Maharashtra Kesari (transl. "Lion of Maharashtra" in Sanskrit) is an Indian-style wrestling championship, established in 1854 in Maharashtra, India. It is organized by the Maharashtra Kustigir Parishad.

Prize

Cash prize was awarded to the winner since the start. But since 1982, initiated by wrestler Mamasaheb Mohol, the winner was permanently awarded with a silver mace weighing 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb).[2] As of 2008 the winner received a silver mace and a cash prize of ₹51,000 (US$640).[3] In addition, Government of Maharashtra also provided honorary sum amount to the title holders above age 50. Until 2012, to be eligible for this amount, the title holder's annual income had to be less than₹40,000 (US$500).[4] In 2015, the cash prize was raised to ₹1 lakh (US$1,300).[5]

The winners are also eligible to apply for government jobs under sports quota.[6]

Records

Sardar Bhomji Panchariya won the first championship in 1854. Narsing Yadav holds the record of winning the title three times consecutively from 2011 to 2013 and in 2016 Vijay chaudhary tied the record of Narsing Yadav. Vijay also won three times consecutively from 2014 to 2016, whereas Ganpat Khedkar, Chamba Mutnaal, Laxman Wadar, Dadu Chougule and Chandrahar Patil have won the title twice.[1] After winning his second title in 2008, Chandrahar Patil also competed in the 2009 championship whereas previous double title holders had not competed the third time.[7] Yuvaraj Patil hold the record of being the youngest winner at the age of 17.[8]

Maharashtra Kesari 1961- present

Maharashtra State Kustigir Parishad, established by Wrestling Maharshi Mamasaheb Mohol, has been organizing the highest level 'Maharashtra Kesari' wrestling competition in the state for the last six-seven decades. The aim of this competition is to make wrestling evolve, to make good wrestlers out of the region and help them shine at the country and world level. Maharashtra Kesari is being held in the clay and matt divisions. In this, the winner wrestler from the clay division open category and the winner wrestler from the mattress division open category will fight the final on Matt as per international standards, and the winner of this final fight is declared as 'Maharashtra Kesari' and the honorary mace of Maharashtra Kesari is awarded.

Winners

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Key
Symbol Meaning
† Indicates that the wrestler has won the title multiple times
Year Winner Runner-up Venue Ref.
1854 Sardar Bhomji Panchariya Nashik Record Not Available Nashik
1953 Tukaram Nana Phalke Pune
1955 Cancelled Mumbai
1959 Record Not Available Solapur
1960 No Result Nagpur
1961 Dinkar Patil (Dahyarikar) Dahyari, Sangli-Kolhapur Hanmant Mane / Biraju Yadav? Aurangabad
1962 Bhagwan More Sangli Sadashiv Takmoge Dhule
1963 Cancelled Satara
1964 Ganpatrao Khedkar † June Khed, Sangli-Kolhapur Biraju Yadav Amravati [9]
1965 Ganpatrao Khedkar † June Khed, Sangli-Kolhapur Mohan Bhise Nashik [9]
1966 Deenanath Singh Varanasi-Kolhapur Chamba Mutnal Jalgaon
1967 Chamba Mutnal † Kolhapur-Karnatak Dada Mane Khamgaon, Buldhana
1968 Chamba Mutnal † Kolhapur Parasram Patil Ahmednagar
1969 Harishchandra Birajdar Osmanabad-Latur Dadu Chougule Latur
1970 Dadu Chougule † Kolhapur Parasram Patil Pune
1971 Dadu Chougule † Kolhapur Sahebrao Jadhav Alibaug, Raigad
1972 Laxman Wadar † Kerle, Kolhapur Mohan Bhise Kolhapur [10]
1973 Laxman Wadar † Kerle, Kolhapur Raghunath Pawar Akola [10]
1974 Yuvraj Patil Koparde, Kolhapur Raghunath Pawar Thane
1975 Raghunath Pawar Pune Agnel Negro Chandrapur
1976 Hiraman Bankar [Note 1] Chimbali, Pune Shivaji Pachpute Akluj, Solapur [11]
1977 No Result Chalisgaon, Jalgaon
1978 Appasaheb Kadam Sangli Shivaji Pachpute Mumbai
1979 Shivaji Pachpute Mumbai Madar Nabab Nashik
1980 Ismail Shaikh Solapur Ramesh Takawale ,Hargude Khopoli, Raigad
1981 Bapurao Lokhande (ढवळ) Satara Saradar Khushahal Nagpur
1982 Sambhaji Patil Asgaon, Kolhapur Saradar Khushahal Beed
1983 Saradar Khushahal Indore-Kolhapur Vishnu Bhandari Pune
1984 Ramkisan Lokhande Kille Dharur, Beed Shankar

Todkar

Dadar

Mumbai

1985 Vishnu Joshilkar Kolhapur Rama Mane Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune
1986 Gulab Barde Rahuri, Ahmednagar Dilip Pawar Solapur
1987 Tanaji Bankar Solapur Pirmohmmad Attar / Dilip Pawar ? Nagpur
1988 Raosaheb Magar Nimgaon M, Solapur Bala Rafi Puluj Ahmednagar
1989 No Result Wardha
1990 No Result Kolhapur
1991 No Result Amravti
1992 Apaalal Sheikh Boramani, Solapur- Kolhapur Maula Shaikh / Sanjay Patil ? Akkalkot, Solapur Pune
1993 Udayraj Yadav Boramani, Solapur- Mumbai Balu Padgham Balewadi, Pune
1994 Sanjay Patil Karad,Satara- Mumbai Maula Shaikh Akola
1995 Shivaji Kekan Beed Saheb Solanke / Raju Lonari ? Nashik
1996 Cancelled
1997 Ashok Shirke Ahmednagar Balu Padgham Deoli, Wardha
1998 Gorakhnath Sarak Satara Maula Shaikh Nagpur
1999 Dhanaji Phadtare Satara Anil Ashruba Raut / Raju Barguje ? Beed Pune
2000 Vinod Dadu Chougule Kolhapur Rahul Kalbhor Khamgaon, Buldhana
2001 Rahul Kalbhor Pune Dattatray Gaikwad Nanded
2002 Munnalal Shaikh Solapur-Mumbai Chandrakant Sul Solapur Jalana
2003 Dattatray Gaikwad Pune Bharat Mekale Yavatmal
2004 Chandrahas Nimgire Jeurwadi, Solapur Ravi Patil Washi
2005 Sayeed (Ali Kardoos) Chaus Beed Asab Ahmed Indapur, Pune
2006 Amol Buchade Pune-Mumbai Aba Sul Baramati, Pune [12]
2007 Chandrahar Patil † Sangli Atul Patil Aurangabad [3][7]
2008 Chandrahar Patil † Sangli Sandeep Barguje Kadegaon, Sangli [3]
2009 Vijay (Vicky) Bankar [Note 1] Sangli-Pune Sayeed (Ali Kardoos) Chaus Sangavi, Pune [11]
2010 Samadhan Ghodke Solapur Nandkumar Abdaar Rohe, Raigad [13]
2011 Narsing Yadav † Mumbai Atul Patil Akluj, Solapur [1]
2012 Narsing Yadav † Mumbai Vijay Choudhary Jalgaon Gondia [1][14]
2013 Narsing Yadav † Mumbai Sunil Salunke Mumbai Bhosari, Pune [1]
2014 Vijay Chaudhary † Jalgaon Sachin Yelbar Ahmednagar [15]
2015 Vijay Chaudhary † Jalgaon Vikrant Jadhav Mumbai Nagpur [5]
2016 Vijay Chaudhary † Jalgaon Abhijit Katake Pune Waraje,Pune [16]
2017 Abhijit Katake Pune Kiran Bhagat Satara Bhugaon, Pune
2018 Bala Rafik Shaikh Karmala, Solapur-Bhuldhana Abhijit Katake Pune Jalana
2019 Harshad Sadgir Nashik Shailesh Shelke Latur Mhalunge-Balewadi, Pune
2020 Cancelled
2021-22 Pruthviraj Patil Kolhapur Vishal (Prakash) Bankar Solapur Satara
2022-23 Shivraj rakshe nanded Mahender gaikwad Pune
2023-24 Sikander Shaikh Solapur _ Pune

Other Title holders from Maharashtra

Hind Kesari

Year Winner Runner-up Venue Ref.
1959 Shripati Khanchnale Kolhapur Banta Sing (Punjab Kesari) Delhi
1960 Ganpatrao Andhalkar Kolhapur Khadak Singh Mumbai
1964 Maruti Mane Kavathe Pirhan, Sangli Mehruddin Karnal, Haryana
1966 Hazrat Patel Achegaon, Solapur Ahmedabad
1969 Harishchandra Birajdar Nilanga, Latur Jharkhand Rai Kanpur
1971 Deenanath Singh Kolhapur Lal Bahadur Singh Bihar Nagpur
1975 Chamba Mutnal Kolhapur Banglore
2003 Vinod Dadu Chougule Kolhapur Suresh Nad Nashik
2005 Yogesh Dodke Pune Pravin Kumar Haryana Ahmednagar
2013 Amol Barate Pune Sonu Kumar Air Force Bivani, Haryana
2014 Santosh Vetal Karad DevendraKumar Haryana
2015 Sunil Salunkhe Sangola, Solapur Hitesh Kumar Punjab Jamkhandi, Karnataka
2023 Abhijit Katake Pune Somveer Harayana Hyderabad


Rustam-e-Hind

Year Winner Runner-up Venue Ref.
Vishnupant Nagrale
1972 Harishchandra Birajdar Nilanga, Latur Netrapal Singh Army-Delhi Varanasi
1973 Dadu Chougule Kolhapur Mumbai
2010 Amol Buchade Pune Kamaljeet Punjab Punjab


Olympics

Khashaba Jadhav - Bronze 🥉 Bantamweight 1952 Summer Olympics


National Awards

Arjuna Award

1963- Ganpatrao Andhalkar
1998-Kakasaheb Pawar
2000-Khashaba Jadhav posthumously
2012-Narsingh Yadav
2020-Rahul Aware

Dhyanchand Award

2005-Maruti Mane
2006-Harishchandra Birajdar
2018-Dadu Chougule

Notes

^[Note 1] Hiraman Bankar is father of Vijay Bankar. Dadu Chaugule is father of vinod Chaughule.

References

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