Finally, just three days before the World Mallakhamb Championship, the Mallakhamb Federation of India (MFI) announced the Indian men's and women's teams for the event beginning on February 16 in Mumbai.

India's six-member men's team will consist of Sagar Ovalkar, Deepak Shinde (both Maharashtra), Rajveershingh Panwar (Madhya Pradesh), Hemchandran (Tamil Nadu), Veerbhadra (Karnataka) and Diptesh Jalmi (Goa).