Maharashtra Kesari Competition Heats Up in Pune as Top Wrestlers Make Winning Starts

Pune: 68th Senior State Championship and Maharashtra Kesari title competition 2026 is going on at Wagholi, Pune. Maharashtra Kesari competition is going to be played on the third day today. Big wrestlers Harshvardhan Sadgir, Prithviraj Mohol, Shivraj Rakshe, Sikandar Shaikh and Mahendra Gaikwad won their first bouts. Harshvardhan Sadgir, Prithviraj Mohol, Shivraj Rakshe, and Mahendra Gaikwad made a winning start. Mauli, however, disappointed. Playing like a cheetah, low-altitude Balu Bodke defeated him in Solapur. On the other hand, Mahendra also defeated Vishal Bankar. Manish Raite (Pune city) vs Sikandar Shaikh (Hingoli), Sagar Devkate (Pune district) vs Mahendra Gaikwad (Solapur district), Balu Bodke (Nashik) vs Vikram Singh Bhosale (Gadchiroli) will be the highlights of today's bouts. Prithviraj Mohol (Pune A) vs Dhiraj Baraskar (Dharashiv), Harshvardhan Sadgir (Nashik) vs Vetal Shelke (Amravati) and Shrey Shreyas Holkar (Pune city) vs Shivraj Raks