PWL 2026 Auction: Aman the most expensive Indian at Rs. 18 lakh base price; Antim in Rs. 10 lakh slab
Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat has entered the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) auction as the costliest domestic name on the list with a base price of Rs. 18 lakh, while two-time Olympic medallist Yui Susaki and formidable Yusneylis Guzman Lopez have also placed themselves in the same bracket.
The PWL auction is scheduled for January 3, while the league will be held from January 15 to February 1.
The six franchises set to compete in the upcoming season are Haryana Thunders, Tigers of Mumbai Dangals, Punjab Royals, Maharashtra Kesari, Delhi Dangal Warriors, and UP Dominators.
The 21-year-old Sehrawat, whose ban for lack of weight management at the Worlds was recently lifted by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), has been one of India’s standout performers in recent times, winning medals at the Olympics and Asian Games.
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World and Commonwealth Games medallist Deepak Punia has been listed at Rs. 10 lakh. Joining him in the same bracket is Naveen, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
Surprisingly, Sujeet Kalkal, currently one of the best Indian wrestlers, has set his base price at just Rs. 7 lakh.
Deepak Punia (right), a gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, is expected to prompt high bids, with his base price starting at Rs. 10 lakh.
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Deepak Punia (right), a gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, is expected to prompt high bids, with his base price starting at Rs. 10 lakh.
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The foreign men’s category is headlined by a strong European and Eurasian presence.
Reigning world champions and Olympic medallists dominate the higher slabs, with Russia’s Abasgadzhi Magomedov, a former world and European champion, placed at a base price of Rs. 10 lakh.
Joining him in the same bracket are Armenia’s Arman Andreasyan, a world championship medallist, and Hungary’s Iszmail Muszukajev, the 2023 world champion who also finished fifth at the Paris Olympics.
Armenia’s Arsen Harutyunyan, a multiple-time world and European medallist and Olympian, has also been listed among the premium overseas wrestlers, while Russia’s Usmanov Akhmed, a reigning world and European champion, is another marquee name expected to attract strong bidding interest. Both have a base price of Rs. 10 lakh.
Antim among most expensive Indian women’s wrestlers
In women’s wrestling, Antim Panghal, a world championship medallist and one of India’s most consistent international performers, has been assigned a base price of Rs. 10 lakh, the highest among Indian women wrestlers.
Antim Pangham (in blue), India’s first-ever U-20 World Champion and an Asian Games medallist, has the highest slab among Indian women wrestlers at Rs. 10 lakh.
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Antim Pangham (in blue), India’s first-ever U-20 World Champion and an Asian Games medallist, has the highest slab among Indian women wrestlers at Rs. 10 lakh.
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Anshu Malik, who has been struggling for form and a comeback, has also bracketed herself in the Rs. 10 lakh category.
National Games champion Swati Shinde and former world championship silver medallist Pooja Gahlot are also among the top Indian names expected to draw strong interest.
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Olympic champions and multiple-time world champions headline the list. Japan’s Yui, a Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and Paris Games bronze winner, has been listed at a base price of Rs. 18 lakh, the joint-highest among women wrestlers.
She is joined at the same bracket by Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, the Paris Olympics silver medallist.
Japan’s Yui Susaki, a two-time Olympic medallist — a gold at Tokyo 2020 and bronze in Paris 2024 — is one the biggest names among women wrestlers in the auction.
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Japan’s Yui Susaki, a two-time Olympic medallist — a gold at Tokyo 2020 and bronze in Paris 2024 — is one the biggest names among women wrestlers in the auction.
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Veteran Ukrainian campaigner Oksana Livach and Nigeria’s rising star Christinah Tolulope Ogunsanya have been placed in the Rs. 10 lakh category, alongside a host of consistent world and continental medallists.
Azerbaijan’s Elnura Mammadova, European and U-23 world medallist, is also among the high-value overseas names heading into the auction.
In the heavier divisions, Bulgaria’s former world champion Bilyana Dudova, Ukraine’s Olympic silver medallist Iryna Koliadenko, and Nigeria’s multiple-time African champion Odunayo Folasade are all listed at Rs. 10 lakh.
Published on Dec 31, 2025