To the victor go the spoils

After a 25-minute mesmerising contest of physical strength and tactics, Tarequl Islam Jibon (Jibon Boli) won the title in Jabbar-er Boli Khela's 113th edition held at Laldighir Par in Chattogram city yesterday, beating Shahjalal Boli in the final round.

Jibon, hailing from Chakaria of Cox's Bazar, was the runner up in the 110th edition of the competition held in 2019.

He was the champion of the competition's 109th edition held in 2018.

The 111th and 112th edition of the competition was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Shahjalal from Cumilla clinched the title in the previous edition (110th) beating Jibon.

"We had a good fight. Shahjalal gave his full effort, but the result was inevitable," said Jibon, a confident champion.

The tournament began at 3:30pm with the participation of 80 contestants out of 100 registered wrestlers. Of them, Jibon and Shahjalal managed to reach the final.

The final match began at 4:25pm with an astounding display of force and skills as the competition got intense on both the contestants' ends.

Shahjalal played defensive throughout the match as he preferred to lay low to the ground and waited for a moment to get Jibon exhausted. However, that did not happen as Jibon was determined and adamant.

As Jibon got three points more than Shahjalal, the match referee declared him the winner after the additional time ran out.