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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Non-governmental sports organisation}}<br />
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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Nagaland Wrestling Association<br />
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| type = [[Sports governing body|Sports federation]]<br />
| abbreviation = NWA<br />
| formation = {{Start date and years ago|1971|||df=yes}}<br />
| headquarters = [[Kohima]], [[Nagaland]], India<br />
| num_members = 3 active members<br />
| leader_title = President<br />
| leader_name = Vivolie Kezo<br />
| language = [[English language|English]], and the affiliated member's language when necessary<br />
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| footnotes = '''Motto:''' ''Good Wrestling Encompasses Brain & Brawn''<br />
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The '''Nagaland Wrestling Association''' ('''NWA''') is a non-governmental [[Sports governing body|sports organisation]] based in [[Kohima]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. Founded in 1971, it is the apex body responsible for organising the [[Naga Wrestling Championship]], the biggest sport event in Nagaland and the Naga Open Wrestling Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://morungexpress.com/naga-wrestling-highest-grossing-sport-nagaland|title=Naga Wrestling: The highest grossing sport in Nagaland|date=12 February 2020|website=[[The Morung Express]]|access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><br />
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There are 3 affiliated members of the NWA—the Angami Wrestling Association, the Chakhesang Wrestling Association and the Zeliang Wrestling Association. The current president of the Nagaland Wrestling Association is Vivolie Kezo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ipr.nagaland.gov.in/NAGA-TRADITIONAL-WRESTLING-A-CELEBRATION-OF-IDENTITY%2C-HERITAGE-AND-INDOMITABLE-SPIRIT-OF-THE-NAGAS%3A-DR.-RIO|title=NAGA TRADITIONAL WRESTLING A CELEBRATION OF IDENTITY, HERITAGE AND INDOMITABLE SPIRIT OF THE NAGAS: DR. RIO|date=7 March 2026|website=DIPR Nagaland|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kene (Naga wrestling)|''Kene'' (Naga wrestling)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{commons|Category: Nagaland Wrestling Association|Nagaland Wrestling Association}}<br />
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[[Category:1971 establishments in Nagaland]]<br />
[[Category: Sports organizations established in 1971]]<br />
[[Category: Organisations based in Kohima]]<br />
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