From February 2 to 6, in Oryol, on the mats of the Centre of Sports and Spectacular Events “Grinn-Centre” were held Russian championships in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling (deaf sport) among juniors under 21 years old.

The tournament, which marked the opening of the competition season, gathered 41 young wrestlers from 16 regions of the country (including Moscow, Khabarovsk and Krasnodar territories, Republics of Sakha-Yakutia, Tatarstan, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Mordovia, as well as Astrakhan, Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Irkutsk, Kursk, Vladimir, Oryol, Ryazan, and Lipetsk regions).

At the opening ceremony of the tournament, the President of the Wrestling Federation of the Oryol region, Vladimir Negin, and the Chairman of the regional branch of ARSFSD in the Oryol region, Eduard Tararychenkov, who served as the chief referee, delivered welcoming speeches and wished success to all participants.

Young athletes competed in three rounds across ten weight categories 55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 77, 82, 87, 97, and 130 kg. The leaders in this tournament, with few exceptions, remained largely unchanged, which proves the stability of the system of reserve of sports training of wrestlers of this style in the regions.

FINAL RESULTS IN GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING

Overall Team Standings:

1st place - Moscow

2nd place - Astrakhan Oblast

3rd place - Irkutsk Oblast

The Russian Freestyle Wrestling Championship, which took place two days later, gathered 45 wrestlers from 14 regions of the country (including Khabarovsk and Perm Krais, the Republics of Sakha-Yakutia, Tyva, Buryatia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Chuvash Republic, as well as Astrakhan, Kursk, Oryol and Lipetsk Oblasts), who also competed in ten weight categories: 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, and 125 kg.

According to the results of this intense tournament, some wrestlers - representatives of the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Kirill Okhlopkov (57 kg), Andrey Mikhailov (61 kg), and Oryol resident Artem Yashkin (125 kg) - proved to be universalists, winning medals in both styles. Meanwhile, Dagestan’s Magomed Dzhabrailov (97 kg) distinguished himself by winning two gold medals.

In contrast to Greco-Roman wrestling, athletes from Dagestan, Yakutia, and Tyva are traditionally strong in freestyle wrestling. In this high-stakes face-to-face competition, young wrestlers from the Republic of Dagestan managed to win three gold and two bronze medals, securing their victory in the team standings.

FINAL RESULTS IN FREESTYLE WRESTLING:

Overall Team Standings:

1st place - Republic of Dagestan

2nd place - Republic of Sakha-Yakutia

3rd place - Republic of Tyva

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Maria Mazhenina, Artemiy Antonov

Photo: Andrey Zhilyaev

Translation: Daria Kudelina