What is this traditional Indian sport called?

Mallakhamb is a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs poses and feats while hanging or balancing from a vertical wooden pole or rope. It is also used as a form of exercise to get a high level of fitness by the Phalwan or Indian Wrestlers. Pole Mallakhamb is the strictly traditional form of it. A free-standing pole made of teak or rosewood and smeared with castor oil is used as the prop. The height of the pole ranging from 2.6 metres (8.58 ft) above the ground.

The word Mallakhamb is composed of 'Malla', which denotes a gymnast or a man of strength, and 'khamb', which is a wooden pole. Mallakhamb, therefore, can be translated in English as pole gymnastics. Of the states in India, 29 participate in Mallakhamb competitions at the national level. Mallakhamb can be used as a form of exercise or as strength training for police or other jobs requiring a high level of fitness.