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Google Doodle: Gama Pehlwan, the Amritsar-born wrestling champ who inspired Bruce Lee

May 22, 2022, 09:06AM ISTSource: TOI.in

Google celebrates the birth anniversary of wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt with a doodle. He is known by his ring name ‘The Great Gama.’ Google Doodle has been designed by illustrator Vrinda Zaveri. The wrestler is also known as Gama Pehlwan. Wrestler was born in Amritsar on May 22, 1878. He began training when he was 10. He had many notable achievements. Remarkable was the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship in 1910 and the World Wrestling Championship in 1927. Bruce Lee was a great admirer of Gama Pehlwan. Gama’s workout routine included 500 lunges and 500 pushups at only 10 years old.

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