Participants dream that one day it will appear at the Asian Games and then even the Olympics. AFP
An Indian gymnast performs at the Mallakhamb World Championships in Mumbai. Some 100 competitors from 15 different countries take part on February 16 and 17. AFP
Different acrobatic exercises and yogic postures are performed on it. AFP
Mallakhamb is a gymnastics-like discipline that originated in western India in the 12th century and is often described as "yoga on a pole". AFP
Young gymnasts train together. AFP
The sport, first mentioned in Indian texts in 1135, is popular in western Maharashtra state. AFP
A young Indian gymnast performs a rope version of the Indian ancient sport Mallakhamb at the Shree Samartha Vyayam Mandir in Mumbai. AFP
A young visually impaired Indian gymnast performs on a rope. AFP
'Malla' means wrestler and 'khamb' means pole. AFP
The pole is 2.6 metres in height. AFP
Participants dream that one day it will appear at the Asian Games and then even the Olympics. AFP
An Indian gymnast performs at the Mallakhamb World Championships in Mumbai. Some 100 competitors from 15 different countries take part on February 16 and 17. AFP
Different acrobatic exercises and yogic postures are performed on it. AFP
Mallakhamb is a gymnastics-like discipline that originated in western India in the 12th century and is often described as "yoga on a pole". AFP
Young gymnasts train together. AFP
The sport, first mentioned in Indian texts in 1135, is popular in western Maharashtra state. AFP
A young Indian gymnast performs a rope version of the Indian ancient sport Mallakhamb at the Shree Samartha Vyayam Mandir in Mumbai. AFP
A young visually impaired Indian gymnast performs on a rope. AFP
'Malla' means wrestler and 'khamb' means pole. AFP
The pole is 2.6 metres in height. AFP
Participants dream that one day it will appear at the Asian Games and then even the Olympics. AFP
