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| Match started in a sandy wrestling ground.<ref name=archive.thedailystar>{{cite web |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=33825|title=Didar, Marma Singh Tripura joint champions|publisher=thedailystar|date=April 26, 2008|accessdate=September 12,2013}}</ref> Each year, Boli Khela attracts new participates and fans because the sheer enjoyment of the sport is not only contagious for local enthusiasts but inspires tourists to Bangladesh an opportunity to get a glimpse of an exciting and unique event.<ref name=thedailystar.net></ref>Fans of many countries come every year to see Boli khela. | The arena is either a circular or square shape, measuring at least fourteen to twenty feet across. Rather than using modern mats, Boli wrestlers train and compete on dirt floors. Match started in a sandy wrestling ground.<ref name=archive.thedailystar>{{cite web |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=33825|title=Didar, Marma Singh Tripura joint champions|publisher=thedailystar|date=April 26, 2008|accessdate=September 12,2013}}</ref> Each year, Boli Khela attracts new participates and fans because the sheer enjoyment of the sport is not only contagious for local enthusiasts but inspires tourists to Bangladesh an opportunity to get a glimpse of an exciting and unique event.<ref name=thedailystar.net></ref>Fans of many countries come every year to see Boli khela. | ||
| ==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
| The event started at afternoon in a festive mood with the music of 'Dabor' (one kind of folk drum)and 'Sanai' (folk flute).<ref name=thedailystar/> Time of the each match is 25-30 minutes |
The event started at afternoon in a festive mood with the music of 'Dabor' (one kind of folk drum)and 'Sanai' (folk flute).<ref name=thedailystar/> Time of the each match is 25-30 minutes. If both competitors agree, the length of the final match may be extended up to 10-15 minutes.<ref name=archive.thedailystar/> | ||
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| Focus | Grappling |
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| Hardness | Full Contact |
| Country of origin |  Bangladesh |
| Famous practitioners | Didarul Alam, Marma Singh |
| Parenthood | Historic |
| Olympic sport | No |
Boli Khela or Jabbar-er Boli Khela (Template:Lang-bn) is a traditional form of wrestling in Bangladesh, particularly popular in the Chittagong area. It is a form of combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. It is one of the oldest traditions of the Chittagong. The sporting event, held in the first month of the Bangla year, always takes place at Laldighi Maidan.
Etymology
Boli means wrestler or a powerful person in Bengali, while Khela denotes a game. So, Boli Khela means game of the powerful person.
History
Boli Khela was introduced in the early 20th century by Abdul Jabbar Saodagar. His desire was to cultivate a sport that would prepare the youth to fight against British rule which is a self-defense without weapons. Broad appeal for the sport began at the end of the First World War but subsided at the end of the Second World War.
Participation
The arena is either a circular or square shape, measuring at least fourteen to twenty feet across. Rather than using modern mats, Boli wrestlers train and compete on dirt floors. Match started in a sandy wrestling ground. Each year, Boli Khela attracts new participates and fans because the sheer enjoyment of the sport is not only contagious for local enthusiasts but inspires tourists to Bangladesh an opportunity to get a glimpse of an exciting and unique event.Fans of many countries come every year to see Boli khela.
Rules
The event started at afternoon in a festive mood with the music of 'Dabor' (one kind of folk drum)and 'Sanai' (folk flute). Time of the each match is 25-30 minutes. If both competitors agree, the length of the final match may be extended up to 10-15 minutes.
Great practitioner
- Didar Boli, a trader from Omkhali under Ramu upazila in Cox's Bazar district.
- Oli Hossain of Brahmanbaria district.
- Marma Singh, a sub inspector of Gulshan Police Station in Dhaka.
References
- "Jabbarer Boli Khela begins April 25". newagebd.com. April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 08, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - . archive.thedailystar.net. April 28, 2010. Retrieved June 08, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); replacement character in|title=at position 1 (help) - "Jobbarer Boli Khela begins April 25". daily-sun.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved June 08, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Bali Khela, from Banglapedia.
- ^ Jaki Zaman (10 May 2013). "Jabbarer Boli Khela: Better Than WWE". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 8 Jun 2013.
- ^ "Jabbarer Boli Khela tomorrow". thedailystar.net. April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 08, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Didar, Marma Singh Tripura joint champions". thedailystar. April 26, 2008. Retrieved September 12,2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Pranabesh Chakraborty & Tymur Jahan Chowdhury (April 26, 2012). "Grocer Oli new champ". thedailystar. Retrieved September 11,2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - "Grocer Oli new champ". Bangladesh News. April 26, 2008. Retrieved September 12,2013.
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